 In 2011, Harris's song "Quiet Whiskey" was number 9 the list of Top 10 Drinking Songs published by AskMen.com.In 2014, Harris's song "Grandma Plays the Numbers" was featured in the video game Fallout 4

Elvis Presley saw Harris perform in Memphis in the early 1950s.According to Henry Glover, Harris's record producer, Elvis "copied many of the vocal gymnastics of Wynonie as well as the physical gyrations.