| Roy Harte | |
| Birth Name: | Roy S. Hartstein |
| Birth Date: | 27 May 1924 |
| Birth Place: | New York City United States |
| Death Place: | Burbank, California United States |
| Instrument: | Drums, percussion |
| Genre: | Swing music, big band, cool jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician, bandleader, music executive |
| Years Active: | 1943–2003 |
Roy S. Harte (May 27, 1924 – October 26, 2003) was an American jazz drummer and co-founder of Nocturne Records and Pacific Jazz Records. In partnership with Remo Belli, the founder and namesake of internationally famous drumhead manufacturer Remo, he founded "Drum City," a well-known retail drum shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California.[1] [2] Harte appeared in Leedy drums endorsement ads in the late 1950s to early 1960s.
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