Jeff Barry
American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer (born 1938)
Biography
Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are "Tell Laura I Love Her" (written with Ben Raleigh and a number 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart when it was recorded by Ricky Valance and number 7 in the US as sung by Ray Peterson), "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me", "Be My Baby", "Chapel of Love", and "River Deep - Mountain High" (all written with his then-wife Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector); "Leader of the Pack" (written with Greenwich and Shadow Morton); "Sugar, Sugar" (written with Andy Kim); "Without Us" (written with Tom Scott), and "I Honestly Love You" (written with Peter Allen).
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Career highlights
Genres
- rock and roll
- pop music
Instruments
- voice
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Ellie Greenwich
Awards & honours (1)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Quick answers about Jeff Barry
- How old is Jeff Barry?
- Jeff Barry is 88 years old (born April 3, 1938).
- When is Jeff Barry's birthday?
- Jeff Barry was born on April 3, 1938.
- Where was Jeff Barry born?
- Jeff Barry was born in Brooklyn.
- What is Jeff Barry's zodiac sign?
- Jeff Barry's zodiac sign is Aries.
- What is Jeff Barry's nationality?
- Jeff Barry is a citizen of United States.
- What does Jeff Barry do?
- Jeff Barry is known as singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, record producer.
- Who has Jeff Barry been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Jeff Barry's spouse is or was Ellie Greenwich.
