Len Barry Totally Explained

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Len Barry (born Leonard Borisoff, June 12, 1942, West Philadelphia) was an American vocalist and musician.

Career

In 1958 he first appeared on record as the lead vocalist with The Boss-Tones, singing "Mope-Itty Mope". Barry also was a member of the singing group, The Dovells from 1957 to 1963, before going solo.
As a predominately blue-eyed soul singer, he recorded two hits in 1965 and 1966 for Decca Records: "1-2-3", and "Like a Baby", both of which made the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart. Those songs also peaked at #2 and #27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart respectively. Both songs were part composed by Barry and Dave White, one of the original Juniors from Danny & the Juniors.
When the hits dried up, Barry continued performing his entertaining stage act, and later moved into songwriting and production work with WMOT Productions.

Legacy

The song "1-2-3" was featured on the soundtrack for the film, Mr. Holland's Opus.
"1-2-3" was one of the songs that appeared in John Lennon's jukebox.
Motown Records sued the songwriters, Barry and Dave White, claiming that "1-2-3" was a reworked copy of Holland-Dozier-Holland song "Ask Any Girl". The songwriters didn't admit to taking the composition but the lawsuit led to Holland-Dozier-Holland getting equal credit for writing "1-2-3" as noted on the Billboard Top 10 official CD.
In December 2005, Welsh singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews recorded a new version of "1-2-3" in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Singles

"1-2-3" - (1965) - Brunswick Records - UK Singles Chart high - Number 3

"Like A Baby" - (1966) - Brunswick - Number 10

Albums

1-2-3 - (1965) - Decca

My Kind of Soul - (1967) - RCA Records

Ups & Downs - (1972) - Ups & Downs

More from the 123 Man - (1982) - Bulldog Further Information

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