Barry McGuire

Barry McGuire (* October 15, 1935 in Oklahoma ) is a folk-rock singer and guitarist who is best known by the ones presented in a hoarse voice protest song Eve of Destruction 1965 worldwide. Many radio stations boycotted the first piece; it was more than five million copies. The single reached September 25th, 1965 # 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 and remained his only Top 10 hit. In previous years was Barry McGuire lead singer with the New Christy Minstrels. In 1971 McGuire then produced exclusively Christian pop music. He retired in the mid-1980s to New Zealand and mid-1990s, returned to the United States, where he now lives in California.

Discography

  • Barry and Barry (1961 )
  • The Barry McGuire Album ( 1962)
  • The New Christy Minstrels (1962 )
  • Tall Tales (1962 )
  • Ramblin ' (1963 )
  • Cowboys and Indians (1963 )
  • The New Christy Minstrels Christmas Album (1963 )
  • Land of Giants (1964 )
  • Advance to the Rear (1964 )
  • Eve of Destruction (1965 )
  • Star Folk with Barry McGuire (1965 )
  • This Precious Time (1966 )
  • World 's Last Private Citizen (1967 )
  • Barry McGuire and the Doctor ( 1969)
  • Seeds (1972)
  • Lighten Up (1973 )
  • To The Bride (1974 )
  • C'mon Along (1976 )
  • Fire Wind (1976 )
  • Have You Heard (1977 )
  • Cosmic Cowboy ( 1978)
  • The Witness (1978 )
  • Bullfrogs and Butterflies (1978 )
  • Inside Out (1979 )
  • Polka Dot Bear ( 1980)
  • Best of Barry McGuire (1980 )
  • Finer Than Gold ( 1981)
  • Exaltation ( 1981)
  • Pilgrim (1989 )
  • El Dorado (1990 )
  • Let's Tend God's Earth ( 1991)
  • Adventures on Son Mountain ( 1992)
  • Journey to Bible Times (1993 )
  • When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth (1995 )
List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1965 Eve of Destruction (song) Contemporary Christian music Integrated Authority File
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