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Prentiss Barnes (April 12, 1925 – October 1, 2006) was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950s. Barnes was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. He sang bass for the legendary vocal group The Moonglows which had such hits as "Sincerely" and "The Ten Commandments of Love".
En 1951, Fuqua se mudó a Cleveland y formó el grupo Crazy Sounds con los cantantes Danny Coggins y Prentiss Barnes, a los que más tarde se unió Lester. [3] En 1952, mientras audicionaban en un club de Cleveland, se pusieron en contacto con el presentador de radio Alan Freed, quien al escucharlos se convirtió su gerente.
Fresh from a stint in the U.S. Army, two friends, Harvey Fuqua and Bobby Lester, formed a duo in 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. [3] In 1951, Fuqua moved to Cleveland and formed the Crazy Sounds with the singers Danny Coggins and Prentiss Barnes. [3] Lester joined them later.
Prentiss Barnes, singer: born Magnolia, Mississippi 12 April 1925; twice married (two children); died near Magnolia 1 October 2006. The doo-wop group the Moonglows are best known in Britain...
5 de oct. de 2006 · Prentiss Barnes, 81, who sang with the Moonglows, a rhythm and blues group of the 1950s and ‘60s, died Saturday in a car accident in Mississippi.
April 17, 1930, Bessemer, Alabama?—d. October 15, 2006, New York, New York), and Prentiss Barnes (b. April 12, 1925, Magnolia, Mississippi—d. October 1, 2006, near Magnolia). The Moonglows were discovered in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952 by legendary disc jockey Alan Freed.
The Moonglows were an American doo-wop group, one of the most successful R&B vocal groups of the early 1950s. They were formed in 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, and initially consisted of lead singer Harvey Fuqua, tenor Bobby Lester, baritone Prentiss Barnes, and bass Billy Johnson. What Was The Moonglows’S Biggest Hit?
