Barrington Davis

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Barrington Davis is an Australian singer-songwriter who released his first LP, Tracks of Mind, in 1972. Here's a very lengthy biography... Barrington commenced his singing career around the cafés and clubs in Sydney Australia, such as Suzie Wong’s and The El Morocco at the tender age of 12. At the time he was just a young kid doing cover versions of songs recorded by such artists as Ben E King, Gene Pitney, Frank Sinatra and Roy Orbison. He then went on to make appearances on local television shows whilst performing live at local teen venues. During this time he also commenced drama classes with Ellis Irving and Sophie Stewart who were associated with NLT productions and appeared in the ABC production of Wall to Wall” with Gwen Plumb and played Mamillius in Shakespeare’s “The Winters Tale” at the Cell Block Theatre in Darlinghurst. At the age of 15 Barrington left school and joined Sydney guitar band, The Beethoven Sounds with guitarist and brother in law, Earle Englert. The Beethoven Sounds had originally been a “Shadows” guitar cover band but after Barrington joined them they soon started doing covers of bands such as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Them and others. After working with the Beethoven sounds for some months, Barrington then signed a managerial contract with Eileen Harrigan and commenced touring NSW as a solo artist (with top recording and performing) acts such as Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Ray Brown and the Whispers and Chris Hall and the Torquay’s.

top songs

albums

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Down Under Nuggets 1965-1967

Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965 - 1967

Of Hopes & Dreams & Tombstones

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Down Under Nuggets: Original Artyfacts 1965-1967

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Down Under Nuggets

The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975

Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967

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Of Hopes & Dreams & Tombstones: Beat 'n' R&B from Down Under

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Ugly Things #2: Australia's Indigenous Garage Dwellers. Savage Sounds from the Sixties!

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Down Under, Up Above & In-Between (International Garage Greats)

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Oz Beat Frenzy - Rare & Unknown '60s Garage Volume 1

Tracks Of Mind

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