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Len Barry

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American singer, songwriter and record producer (1942–2020)

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Works
1

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1943-06-17

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39,693
Total plays
164,066

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Leonard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
West Philadelphia
Place of death
Philadelphia
Occupation
record producer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Image
Len Barry.jpg
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date of birth
1942-06-12
birth name
Leonard Borisoff
name in native language
Len Barry
start of work period
1958-00-00
end of work period
2020-00-00
date of death
2020-11-05
Commons category
Len Barry
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