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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".
Prentiss Barnes and Pete Graves died in 2006. Fuqua, the last surviving original member of the group, died on July 6, 2010, in Detroit. Legacy. The Moonglows' singing style is known as "blow" harmony, based on the technical method used by the backing vocalists.
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.
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. In his heyday, the bass singer performed such...
Prentiss Barnes. Paul Simon Inducts the Moonglows. Harvey Fuqua of The Moonglows Acceptance Speech. "Sincerely" HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Jerry "The Geator" Blavat. Let me take you back to a different time, a time when we were all kids listening to music different from our parents’. It was harmony, it was soul, it was rhythm & blues.
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?
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 for...
