Harry Kim has died

The musician Harry Kim, who had worked for many years as the leader of the horn sections for Phil Collins, lost his battle with cancer yesterday.

Harry Kim was born in August 1951. Early in his career, he played in various bands and with various musicians, including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and The Temptations. He later joined the Phenix Horns, who made a name for themselves with Earth, Wind & Fire and went on several tours with Phil Collins. In the 1990s, he founded the Vine Street Horns, who continued to tour with Phil Collins.

Phil eventually commissioned Harry Kim to arrange the songs for his big band project in 1996 and 1998. Harry was also one of the driving musical forces behind the ceremony for the award of an honorary doctorate to Phil Collins at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz in 2019.

More recently, Harry Kim had been battling cancer. He sadly lost this battle on 10 April, as his son confirmed via social media. Harry Kim was 74 years old.

With Harry Kim's passing, another important companion of Phil Collins has died.

Foto in der Headergrafik: Matthias Fengler