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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.
Potash had left at the same time as did McGuire, and they were replaced by pop/folk singers Bob Buchanan and Michael Whalen. In April 1965, Barry Kane quit and was replaced by Will Teague; in July, Clarence Treat was replaced by Skiles and Henderson, a comedy duo that broadened the group's stage act
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 ...
"Green, Green" is a hit single released by American folk music group The New Christy Minstrels on June 4, 1963. [1] It was composed and written by group members Barry McGuire and Randy Sparks and became the group's first hit.
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.
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]
This was followed up with In the Volume of the Book in 1975, the year that also saw the release of a live album with Barry McGuire, To the Bride, which included "a band called David", who supported 2nd Chapter of Acts on tour. 2nd Chapter of Acts' first three releases were issued by Myrrh Records, and the group toured with McGuire ...