Also known as Barry Young Role Singer Name Barry Young | Years active 1958–1966 | |
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Birth name Clarence LaVonne Fitzgerald Born June 27, 1931Oklahoma ( 1931-06-27 ) Similar People Jimmy Wakely, Eddie Dean, Randy Wood, Jody Miller, Gary Lewis & the Playboys |
Barry Young (né Clarence LaVonne Fitzgerald; June 27, 1931, Oklahoma – December 2, 1966, Los Angeles) was an American pop singer who recorded for Dot Records in the 1960s. His biggest hit single was a recording of the tune "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)," which had previously been a #1 hit on the country charts for Jimmy Wakely in 1948. The song hit #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1966. He also released a full-length album on Dot, entitled One Has My Name, which peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200 that same year.
Barry Young died of a brain abscess on December 2, 1966. He was 35 years old.
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