Barry St. John
Elizabeth Thompson (born Glasgow, Scotland), stage name Barry St. John, was a Scottish female singer who had a No. 47 hit in the UK Singles Chart in December 1965 with "Come Away Melinda".[1][2] It was her only solo chart success.[3] She also sang with the Les Humphries Singers between 1972 and 1973. St. John was also a background singer on many records, including Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), and Andy Fairweather Low's, La Booga Rooga (1975).[4][5][6]
She was used as a session musician by a string of other artists including Alexis Korner, Long John Baldry, and Duster Bennett in the late 1960s, and with Bryan Ferry, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel and Elton John in the 1970s. Her other project work encompassed Vivian Stanshall, Kevin Coyne, John Cale, Daevid Allen, Tom Robinson and Whitesnake.[3] Her work continued in to the early 1990s with Squeeze and Jorge Ben Jor.[7]
References
- ^ "Barry St. John". Oxfordindex.oup.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 479. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b "Barry St. John | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006 - Page 721 Graham Betts - 2006 - BARRY ST JOHN UK singer from Glasgow who sangbacking for Pink Floyd, Elton John, Rick Wakemanand the Tom Robinson Band
- ^ "Sweatsoaked.com". Sweatsoaked.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "La Booga Rooga - Andy Fairweather Low | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/barry-st-john-mn0000148062/credits
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