Len Barry
| Len Barry | |
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Barry in 1990
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leonard Borisoff |
| Born |
June 12, 1942 West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Blue-eyed soul |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | The Dovells |
Len Barry (born Leonard Borisoff on June 12, 1942 in West Philadelphia) is a Grammy Award nominated American vocalist, songwriter and record producer.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Barry had little thought of a show business career while still in school. Instead, he aspired to become a professional basketball player upon his graduation. It was not until he entered military service and had occasion to sing with the U.S. Coast Guard band at Cape May, New Jersey, and was so encouraged by the response of his military audiences, that he decided to make music a career.
Upon his discharge from military service, Barry returned home to Philadelphia and formed the Dovells, he was their lead singer. His is the lead voice on all their best selling records "Bristol Stomp", "Hully Gully Baby" and "You Can't Sit Down", among others. "Bristol Stomp" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a RIAA gold disc. As a Dovell, he also toured with James Brown. Barry also made film appearances with the Dovells in films such as Don't Knock the Twist, toured the U.K with the Motown Revue. Barry also had guest appearances on US television on The Dick Clark Show, Shindig, and Hullabaloo. Soon after leaving the group, Barry recorded his first solo single "Lip Sync".
As someone who sang rhythm and blues predominantly, he recorded hits in 1965 and 1966 for Decca Records in the US and released by Brunswick Records: "1-2-3", "Like a Baby", and "I Struck It Rich", a song he wrote with Leon Huff of the Philadelphia International Records producers, Gamble and Huff.
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