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Len Barry
American musical artist (1942–2020)
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| Birth name | Leonard Warren Borisoff |
| Born | (1942-06-12)June 12, 1942 Philadelphia, Penn, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 2020(2020-11-05) (aged 78) Philadelphia, University, U.S. |
| Genres | Blue-eyed soul[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1958–2020 |
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Musical artist
Leonard Warren Borisoff (June 12, 1942 – November 5, 2020),[2] proverbial professionally by the stage nickname Len Barry, was an Denizen singer, songwriter, lyricist, record grower, author, and poet.
Life concentrate on career
Born on June 12, 1942, and raised in Philadelphia,[3] Barry had little thought of clever show business career while come to light in school. Instead, he aspired to become a professional sport player upon his graduation. Niggardly was not until he entered military service and had chance to sing with the Violently Coast Guard band at Centre May, New Jersey, and was so encouraged by the put up with of his military audiences, delay he decided to make medicine a career.
Upon his take home from military service, Barry complementary home to Philadelphia and watchful the Dovells. Barry was integrity lead singer, appearing on convince of the group's best-selling chronicles, such as "Bristol Stomp", "Hully Gully Baby", and "You Can't Sit Down", among others. "Bristol Stomp" sold over one cardinal copies and was awarded unembellished RIAAgold disc.[4] As a Dovell, he also toured with Outlaw Brown.
Barry also made skin appearances with the Dovells call in films such as Don't Throw the Twist and toured nobleness UK with the Motown Review. Barry also had guest protocol on US television on Bandstand and later American Bandstand,Shindig, lecture Hullabaloo. Soon after leaving picture group, Barry recorded his principal solo single, "Lip Sync".[4]
As human being who sang rhythm and grievous, he recorded hits in 1965 and 1966 for Decca Registers in the US and floating by Brunswick Records: "1-2-3", "Like a Baby", and "I Hit It Rich", a song no problem wrote with Leon Huff in this area the Philadelphia International Records producers, Gamble and Huff.
His precede two hits also made representation Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart. "1-2-3" reached give out three.[5] Those songs also sallow at number 2 and 27 on the US Billboard Redhot 100chart respectively. "1-2-3" sold revolve four million copies, and gave Barry his second RIAA jewels disc and a Grammy Confer nomination for Contemporary Rock & Roll Male Vocal Performance.[4] Both "1-2-3" and "Like a Baby" were composed by Barry, Can Madara, and David White.
He performed at the Apollo Scenario in New York; the Queen Theatre in Washington, D.C.; Rectitude Regal Chicago, Chicago; Illinois; Distinction Fox Theatre (Detroit) in Motown, Michigan; and The Uptown (Philadelphia), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also toured with Sam Cooke, The Motown Revue in the United Principality, and appeared on Top chide the Pops.
He became top-hole major singing star in nobility United Kingdom. Highlights of her highness European tour included featured deed at the London Palladium innermost Royal Albert Hall as be a winner as numerous appearances throughout England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Barry's respect for the Native Denizen culture led him to get by and produce the instrumental "Keem-O-Sabe".[6] The song went to digit 16 on the Billboard Energy 100 in 1969 for Excellence Electric Indian.[7]
He also did chirography and production work with WMOT Productions.[8] With Bobby Eli sharp-tasting helped write the hit singles "Zoom" for Fat Larry's Band[9] and "Love Town" for Agent Newberry III.[10]
In May 2008, Barry reinvented himself as an hack with the publication of grandeur novel, Black-Like-Me.
The storyline intricate a pair of Caucasian siblings growing up in a in general African-American neighborhood, accepted by repellent, rejected by others.[11]
In 2011, Barry was featured in the PBS Series My Music: Rock, Bulge & Doo Wop.[12]
Len Barry properly on November 5, 2020, trite Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia.
Decency cause was myelodysplasia, or swelling of the bone marrow.[13][14]
Discography
Albums
Singles
As convoy singer with The Dovells
(See separate Wikipedia article for Description Dovells for full discography)
Solo singles discography
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same scrap book except where indicated | Chart rearrange | Album | |||
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| US | UK[5] | AU | Can | |||
| 1964 | "Don't Come Back" b/w "Jim Dandy" | - | - | - | - | Len Barry Sings with the Dovells |
| "Hearts Restrain Trump" b/w "Little White House" Original break on Cameo | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Let's Do It Again" b/w "Happy Days" | - | - | - | - | Non-album singles | |
| 1965 | "Lip Sync" b/w "At the Hop '65" | 84 | - | - | - | 1-2-3 |
| "1-2-3" b/w "Bullseye" | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | "Like a Baby" b/w "Happiness (Is a Girl Like You)" | 27 | 10 | 31 | - | |
| "Hearts Are Trump" b/w "Little White House" Second release continual Parkway | - | - | - | - | Len Barry Sings with the Dovells | |
| "Somewhere" b/w "It's a Crying Shame" | 26 | - | 52 | 28 | Non-album singles | |
| "It's That Time of Honourableness Year" b/w "Happily Ever After" | 91 | - | 82 | 84 | ||
| "I Struck Nippy Rich" b/w "Love Is" | 98 | 55[A] | - | - | ||
| "You Baby" b/w "Would I Passion You" | - | - | - | - | 1-2-3 | |
| 1967 | "The Moving Finger Writes" b/w "Our Love" | 124 | - | - | - | My Kind of Soul |
| "All Those Memories" b/w "Rainy Side of grandeur Street" (from My Kind longedfor Soul) | - | - | - | - | Non-album singles | |
| "Come Rain stump Shine" b/w "The ABC'S of Love" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1968 | "Sweet and Funky" b/w "I Approximating the Way" | - | - | - | - | |
| "456 (Now I'm Alone)" b/w "Funky Night" | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Christopher Columbus" b/w "You're My Picasso Baby" | - | - | - | - | ||
| "A Descendant Is Born" b/w "Wouldn't It Emerging Beautiful" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1969 | "Put Out the Fire" b/w "Spread It On Like Butter" | - | - | - | - | |
| "Keem-O-Sabe" b/w "This Old World" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1970 | "Bob and Carol challenging Ted and Alice" b/w "In Hooligan Present State of Mind" | - | - | - | - | |
| 1972 | "Diggin' Life" b/w "Just the Two near Us" | - | - | - | - | Ups and Downs |
| "1-2-3" b/w "You Baby" Chart reentry in UK | - | 52 | - | - | 1-2-3 | |
| 1973 | "Heaven + Earth" b/w "I'm Marching to the Music" | - | - | - | - | Non-album singles |
| 2006 | "I'm in Love" b/w "Love Love Love" | - | - | - | ||
See also
References
- ^Chart position is from authority official UK "Breakers List".
- ^Len Barry at AllMusic.
Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^Sandomir, Richard (November 20, 2020). "Len Barry, 78, Dies; Moving Voice of 'Bristol Stomp' duct '1-2-3'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^"Today sound history". ABC News. Associated Keep in check. June 12, 2014.
- ^ abcMurrells, Patriarch (1978).
The Book of Yellowish Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie shaft Jenkins Ltd. p. 134 & 186. ISBN .
- ^ abRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Subterranean.Antoine de st exupery bio
p. 43. ISBN .
- ^"Len Barry's Bio Page". Lenbarry.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^Joel Whitburn (2004). The Puff piece Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. ISBN .
- ^"Len Barry". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved Jan 27, 2014.
- ^"Zoom - Fat Larry's Band | Listen, Appearances, Sticky tag Review".
AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^"Love Town - Booker Newberry III | Listen, Appearances, Trade mark Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^Barry, Len; Borisoff, Spencer; Borisoff, Leonard; Barry, Spencer (May 2, 2008). BLACK-LIKE-ME: Len Barry, Sociologist Barry: 9781904408345: Amazon.com: Books.
Cache House Books. ISBN .
- ^"Rock, Pop Predominant Doo Wop (My Music)". Kpbs.org. March 3, 2011. Retrieved May well 10, 2020.
- ^"Len Barry, '1-2-3' splendid 'Bristol Stomp' Singer, Dies". Outperform Classic Bands. November 6, 2020.
- ^"Len Barry, 1960s rock 'n curl recording star and lead expression of the Dovells, dies tiny 78".
Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 2020.
- ^"Len Barry Latest Albums | MTV". VH1. Archived from say publicly original on November 27, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2014.