Barry Stanton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Barry Stanton

Australian singer

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1941

Date of Death: 21-Jan-2018

Profession: singer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Barry Stanton

  • Barry John Stanton (23 January 1941 – 21 January 2018) was an English-Australian rock and roll musician.
  • He performed on pop music programs, Six O'Clock Rock, Bandstand, Johnny O'Keefe Show, Sing Sing Sing, Saturday Date, and Woody's Teen Time.
  • He issued a compilation album, A Tribute to the King Rare Songs 1957-1965, in 1988. Stanton released singles via Leedon Records, starting with "Don't Let Go" in April 1960.
  • His second, "Don't You Worry 'Bout That" (September), was written by O'Keefe, which reached number 3 on the local Top 40.
  • His fourth single, "Beggin' on My Knees" (November 1961), was written by his brother Rod and reached number 16, nationally.
  • Stanton was signed by RCA in 1964 and issued another single, "A Tribute to the King".
  • This was written by fellow musician and the label's A&R, Johnny Devlin.
  • He followed with "My Little Emmy" in July 1965, which was written by Stanton.
  • Even though he was a popular performer locally, he achieved little commercial success internationally.
  • Stanton subsequently performed with other early Australian rockers.

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