Barry Morgan (musician)

Summary

Jerome Morgan (June 1931 – 1 November 2007),[1] better known as Barry Morgan, was a British drummer for Blue Mink, CCS and other bands. He was the owner of Morgan Studios.[2]

Personal life and career edit

Morgan was born in London, England in June 1931. He played drums on the British merchant fleet cruise ships in the early 1960s, and later for singer Tom Jones for ten years. Barry and his wife operated the Arena Theater in Houston.[3] AllMusic lists 185 credits between 1964 and 2012.[4] His son Brett Morgan also became a session drummer.[5]

Discography edit

As leader/co-leader edit

  • 1971: Bass Guitar and Percussion, Volume 1.[6] Volume 2.[7]
  • 1979: Percussion Spectrum - Barry Morgan and Ray Cooper[8]
  • 1983: Patterns In Rhythm[9]
  • Wonderin'

As sideman edit

With Blue Mink and C.C.S. edit

With Gullivers People, Electric Coconut and Elton John edit

With the Walker Brothers edit

With David Bowie edit

Various edit

References edit

  1. ^ Barry Morgan R.I.P. Archived 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, www.thewaroftheworlds.com
  2. ^ Morgan Studios - A History Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, www.philsbook.com
  3. ^ Interview with Barry Morgan[permanent dead link], January 1995, davecatney.org
  4. ^ Credits, www.allmusic.com
  5. ^ The Greg Lake Band, www.greglake.com
    Brett Morgan bio, www.greglake.com
    Brett Morgan Interview, www.greglake.com
  6. ^ Bass Guitar And Percussion, www.discogs.com
  7. ^ Bass Guitar And Percussion, Volume 2, www.discogs.com
  8. ^ Percussion Spectrum, www.discogs.com
  9. ^ Patterns In Rhythm, www.discogs.com
  10. ^ "1970 : Gainsbourg en Melody". 23 November 2019.

External links edit

  • Photo of Morgan playing the drums
  • Photo of Morgan from his Tom Jones period, July 1981