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Barry McGuire (born October 15, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter [1] primarily known for his 1965 hit "Eve of Destruction". He was later a singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music .
Several artists have recorded it, but the most popular recording was by Barry McGuire, on which Sloan played guitar. The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the Middle East and the American space program.
Eve of Destruction is the debut studio album released by American folk music singer-songwriter Barry McGuire, released in 1965.The album features McGuire's signature song "Eve of Destruction", written by P.F. Sloan, who also wrote many other songs on the album.
California Dreamin '" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. [5] The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965. The lyrics express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold ...
To the Bride, released in 1975, is a two-LP live album featuring Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of Acts, and a band called David.The album was culled from four concerts performed in the summer of 1975 and is the first of two live albums that 2nd Chapter of Acts recorded for Myrrh Records, although the majority of the concert is performed by McGuire.
Kim Carnes (/ k ɑːr n z /; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles.A veteran writer of many of her own hits, as well as those for numerous other artists, she began her career in 1966 as a member of folk group the New Christy Minstrels, before embarking on a solo career as a songwriter and performer in the early 1970s, playing in local clubs.
Barry McGuire recorded a version for his 1965 album Eve of Destruction as track no. 9. In the United Kingdom, Crispian St. Peters recorded the song in late 1965, and scored a No. 2 hit with it in 1966. [7] His version was also released in the United States in 1967 and went to No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 [8] and No. 29 in Canada. [9]
The Phillips' lyrics mention, directly or indirectly, many artists and bands who were part of the folk music scene at the time, including fellow band members Cass Elliot and Denny Doherty, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful, Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, and Barry McGuire of the New Christy Minstrels (the group had previously provided backing vocals for McGuire, including on ...