Barry Hay
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Origin | The Hague, Netherlands |
Genres | Rock |
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Years active | 1967–present |
Website | barryhaymusic |
Barry Andrew Hay (born 16 August 1948) is a Dutch musician; he was the lead vocalist and frontman of Dutch rock band Golden Earring from 1967 until their disbandment in 2021.[1] He has also released three solo albums.
Biography
Hay was born in
After graduating from secondary school, he took courses at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.
Music career and voice acting
Hay started his music career with a band called The Haigs. In the summer of 1967, he was asked to join the Golden Earrings, as they were then called, replacing Frans Krassenburg. Hay created the
He has released three solo albums. Only Parrots, Frogs and Angels (1972) and Victory of Bad Taste (1987) both has little success. The Big Band Theory (2008) is available for online streaming.
In 1994, he sang lead vocals and played
In 2001, Hay left The Hague and moved back to Amsterdam, although he now divides his time between the Netherlands and
In 2016, Hay released an album with side-project Flying V Formation, and his biography.
In 2019, Hay released an album with musician JB Meijers (The Common Linnets); For You Baby, which contains Latin-flavoured cover versionsand includes Blue Bayou, a duet with Danny Vera.
References
- Allmusic. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- Holocaust.
- ^ "FramesDirect.com Blog". FramesDirect.com.