@cornbread.harris 4/23/2026 99 years old! #happybirthday Cornbread is a #minnesota music #icon. In the 1950s he and Augie Garcia were pulled off a St Paul stage for upstaging the main act: a young newcomer named #elvispresley
Joining the event is @flytetymejam jimmyjam Cornbreads son and legendary music producer
@slingshotannie who is Cornbreads biographer helped present the cake 🎂
A fun night of musi
Happy Birthday @cornbread.harris ! Last night was an epic celebration and one to remember forever. If you missed it there are still limited tickets to celebrate with Cornbread for the special matinee performance THIS Saturday on 4/25!
Thank you @cohenmpls Photography for capturing the moment!
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More Info & Tickets ->> /Cornbread99-2nd-Show
Cornbread Harris is a defining part of the Minnesota Music scene. A co-writer on “Hi Yo Silver,” Minnesota’s first rock record in 1955, Cornbread just turned 99 and still plays in the Twin Cities regularly.
After his 99th birthday performance at the Hook and Ladder quickly sold out, another show was added on Saturday April 25. Tickets are still available.
Happy 99th Birthday Cornbread Harris, today April 23, 2026!
This was August 16, 2024.
At the release of his biography, Deeper Blues: The Life, Songs, and Salvation of Cornbread Harris by Andrea Swensson, with a special performance at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. The sold-out event featured Harris alongside his son, Jimmy Jam, and author Andrea Swensson, featuring live music and stories from Cornbread . At the time of the event, he was 97.
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The first show sold out. So they added another one. 🎶
🥳 Twin Cities legend James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris Sr. is turning 99, and his birthday party continues on Saturday, April 25 at @thehookmpls . Doors at 1 p.m., music at 2 p.m. 🎹
City Cast Twin Cities is proud to co-sponsor the show — grab your tickets soon before this one sells out too.
Cornbread is so honored to have been inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame this past weekend. “Check that baby out. Another award for the Cornbread,” he said, followed by “Live it up, Cornbread, live it up.”
Cornbread's Thursday 4/23 Birthday Bash is officially SOLD OUT! 🎉🎂
But the party continues… we’ve added a special matinee second show on Saturday 4/25 at 2PM — and Reserved Seats + GA are still available!
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Buy Tickets -> /Cornbread99-2nd-Show
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