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American musician

Person · Open Library

Works
5

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1935-10-15
2008 universal fire victimcontemporary folkfolk popfolk rockrock

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193,526
Total plays
1,088,822

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folkclassic rock60ssinger-songwriterrock

Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1965 hit with the song "Eve of Destruction", and later as a pioneering singer and songwriter of Contemporary Christian Music. As a folk-rock solo singer in the 1960s, McGuire is best known for his hits "Eve of Destruction" and "Sins of the Family", both written by P.F. Sloan, as were his other chart successes, "Child of Our Times" and "Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops)." The latter two were co-written by

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Barry
Family name
McGuire
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Oklahoma City
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.barrymcguire.com
Image
Barry McGuire at the 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1979..jpg
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date of birth
1935-10-15
Commons category
Barry McGuire
start of work period
1962-00-00
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