Barry Young (musician)
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Barry Young 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. His voice sounded remarkably similar to Dean Martin
.
Barry Young died of a brain abscess
on December 2, 1966. He was 33 years old.
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. It was founded by Randy Wood. In Gallatin, Tennessee, Wood had earlier started a mail order record shop, known for its radio ads on WLAC in Nashville and its R&B air personality Bill "Hoss" Allen...
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
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
charts for Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
James Clarence Wakeley , better known as Jimmy Wakely, was an American country-Western singer and actor, one of the last crooning cowpokes following World War II...
in 1948. The song hit #13 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
that same year. His voice sounded remarkably similar to Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
.
Barry Young died of a brain abscess
Brain abscess
Brain abscess is an abscess caused by inflammation and collection of infected material, coming from local or remote infectious sources, within the brain tissue...
on December 2, 1966. He was 33 years old.