Barry McGuire

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Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1965 protest hit "Eve of Destruction" and his earlier folk work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk singer
human
rock singer
singer-songwriter
activeIn 1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
associatedAct The New Christy Minstrels NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-10-15
familyName McGuire
genre contemporary Christian music
folk music
folk rock
protest song
givenName Barry
hasWebsite http://www.barrymcguire.com/
instrument vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf The New Christy Minstrels NERFINISHED
name Barry McGuire
notableAchievement Reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with Eve of Destruction in 1965
notableAlbum Eve of Destruction
The World's Last Private Citizen
This Precious Time
notableCollaboration Phil Keaggy
Terry Talbot
The New Christy Minstrels NERFINISHED
notableSong Child of Our Times
Eve of Destruction
Sins of a Family
notableWork Eve of Destruction
Greenback Dollar
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Oklahoma City
recordLabel A&M Records
Dunhill Records
Sparrow Records
religion Christianity
residence United States of America
spouse Mari McGuire NERFINISHED
subjectOf Eve of Destruction (song) chart success in 1965

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