The John Barry Seven

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The John Barry Seven was a band formed by John Barry in 1957, after he abandoned his original career path of arranging for big bands. He contacted three musicians with whom he had served in the army and three local musicians and invited them to join his new band. The first line-up was: John Barry (vocals & trumpet), Mike Cox (tenor-sax), Derek Myers (alto-sax), Ken Golder (drums), Fred Kirk (bass guitar), Ken Richards (lead guitar) and Keith Kelly (rhythm guitar). For a short time the JB7 became John Barry & The Seven when he introduced a vibraphone player, John Aris, but by the time the band began recording for EMI (Parlophone) the experiment had been abandoned. The JB7 appeared on British TV shows such as Six-Five Special and Oh Boy! during 1957 and 1958, but discontent began spreading through the band. Jack Good proved to be a hard taskmaster on Oh Boy! Rehearsals were deliberately lengthy, intense and arduous in order to perfect what was a fast-paced show. When compounded by a tough touring schedule and regular recording commitments, morale began to suffer among the band's members. Disagreements started to surface. Fatigue bred discontent. Some resentment towards Barry simmered to the boil, because he did not have to appear when accompanying other artists on the bill. Add the homesickness caused by incessant travelling to the list of grievances and it was quite obvious that all was not well. At times work could be so irregular, that the band had already arrived back h

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60s Hits - The Ultimate Collection (250 Original Recordings)

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A Break From The Norm

This is Cult Fiction

The Ultimate John Barry

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The EMI Years - Volume 3 (1962-1964)

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The Essential Collection

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60s

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Pure 60s

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Sampled [Disc 2]

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The John Barry Collection

Themeology: The Best Of John Barry

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Beat Girl & Stringbeat (Deluxe Edition)

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