BARRY MCGUIRE
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McGuire was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and moved to California in early childhood, when he was two years old. At age 16 he joined the United States Navy, but was discharged ten months later for being under age. He formed a duo with Barry Kane called Barry & Barry. The new duo folk act performed their own brand of original folk arrangements. In 1962 they both joined The New Christy Minstrels, a large folk group performing in Hollywood. He left the Christys in January 1965 to start a solo career. He was best known for his hits "Eve of Destruction" and "Sins of the Family", both written by P.F. Sloan. "Eve of Destruction" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The Temptations referenced McGuire's song "Eve of Destruction" in their song "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)". McGuire is mentioned several times in The Mamas & the Papas hit, "Creeque Alley". Frank Zappa wrote McGuire's name in the sleeve of his Freak Out! album as one of his musical influences. McGuire became a born-again Christian in 1971 after a brief encounter with evangelist Arthur Blessitt in October 1970. In the 1980s, McGuire left the music industry, and settled for a time in New Zealand with his New Zealand wife Mari. He returned to the United States in the 1990s, teaming up with Terry Talbot and recording as Talbot McGuire. The duo released four albums between 1996 and 2000. Barry even did a brief stint with The New Mamas and the Papas in 1997-1998. The McGuires resided in Fresno, California on their return to the United States but have since moved back to New Zealand. In 2008, McGuire teamed up with former member of The Byrds, John York, for a live tour called "Trippin' the '60s", which McGuire describes as "It's not a cover pack, it's us singing songs that we sung with a lot of our friends that aren't around anymore to sing them".
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