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Sidney Barnes

real name Sidney Alexander Barnes Jr.

Welch, United States

Sidney Barnes is credited on 987 releases across 255 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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987

Credits

255

Albums

7

Decades active

365

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Rhythm 'n' blues - soul singer - songwriter originally from Welch, West Virginia in '41, although he now lives in Chicago.
Sidney was in several Junior High and High School bands, along with other school mates, including Marvin Gaye, Van McCoy and Herb Feimster (Peaches & Herb), which gave him a taste of show business, but he was signed by Ray Gordy (Raynoma, Berry's wife at the time) to Jobete Publishing as a writer (along with George Kerr), as she felt he was stronger at that, rather than singing.
Born: February 6, 1941 in Welch, West Virginia, United States

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987 releases · 255 albums · active 1962–2025

  • Performance · 1,091
  • Production · 40
  • Other credits · 12

Studios: Ter Mar Studios · Manta Sound · Sunset Sound · United Sound Systems

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