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Johnny Barnes and Eddie Money
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TV video "The Johnny Barnes Story"
The Johnny Barnes Story
really began in the 60's.
really began in the 60's.
And sure enough, the birth
of the blues soon followed.
of the blues soon followed.
young Johnny was
into music night & day.
into music night & day.
Johnny's grandfather and grandmother were both musicians.
| Johnny started out on the drums, switched to harmonica, then guitar, but he always sang. |
Johnny started a series of bands through the 70's and 80's
Road work, recording, producing and writing for most of his life.
And with the
support of dad and
mom, he still plays
out with The
NightCrawlers.
support of dad and
mom, he still plays
out with The
NightCrawlers.
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About Johnny
Born in New Bedford, Mass. USA, Johnny played the
drums and attended boarding school in the
Berkshires. While a young teenager he sang and
played harmonica in a weekend blues band in New
York City's Greenwich Village in the late 60's. After 2
years at U-Mass Dartmouth, Johnny moved to Boston
and started a blues band, playing guitar. He drove a
taxicab, attended Berklee School of Music and Harvard
University Extension School.
Johnny Barnes sang and played guitar in all of the
famous nightclubs in greater Boston with many Rock
& Roll legends, producing and releasing a dozen
records. Local airplay and intense record company
interest led to a hit song in England and work with
legendary producer, Jimmy Miller, [Rolling Stones,
Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith with Eric Clapton,
Traffic with Steve Winwood, Motorhead, Bonnie and
Delaney with Eric Clapton.] Barnes moonlighted,
helping manage Boston's largest live music nightclub,
The Channel, where his band opened for numerous
major acts through the 80's and early 90's.
At the same time, Barnes was a paralegal investigator
for law firms, and an operative and operations
manager for Boston area private detective agencies.
Johnny worked for Mass Legal Services, the Mass
ACLU, and was a subcontract homicide investigator
for the state's Committee for Public Counsel. In 1991
Barnes left The Channel for a job as a full time police
patrol officer, FBI trained hostage negotiator, and
detective. He recently retired from The Force and
plays out with The NightCrawlers.
When not the headliner, Johnny has played gigs with
Bo Diddley, Rory Gallegher, Eric Burden and the
Animals, Alvin Lee & Ten Years After, Thin Lizzy, Blue
Oyster Cult, John Lee Hooker, Manfred Man, Genya
Ravan and Ten Wheel Drive, Southside Johnny and
The Asbury Jukes, Canned Heat, The Cars, Foghat,
Extreme, Cheap Trick, The Outlaws, Luther Johnson,
Vanilla Fudge, George Thorogood and the Delaware
Destroyers, Mink DeVille, The Joe Perry Project,
Robert Gordon and Link Wray.
Born in New Bedford, Mass. USA, Johnny played the
drums and attended boarding school in the
Berkshires. While a young teenager he sang and
played harmonica in a weekend blues band in New
York City's Greenwich Village in the late 60's. After 2
years at U-Mass Dartmouth, Johnny moved to Boston
and started a blues band, playing guitar. He drove a
taxicab, attended Berklee School of Music and Harvard
University Extension School.
Johnny Barnes sang and played guitar in all of the
famous nightclubs in greater Boston with many Rock
& Roll legends, producing and releasing a dozen
records. Local airplay and intense record company
interest led to a hit song in England and work with
legendary producer, Jimmy Miller, [Rolling Stones,
Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith with Eric Clapton,
Traffic with Steve Winwood, Motorhead, Bonnie and
Delaney with Eric Clapton.] Barnes moonlighted,
helping manage Boston's largest live music nightclub,
The Channel, where his band opened for numerous
major acts through the 80's and early 90's.
At the same time, Barnes was a paralegal investigator
for law firms, and an operative and operations
manager for Boston area private detective agencies.
Johnny worked for Mass Legal Services, the Mass
ACLU, and was a subcontract homicide investigator
for the state's Committee for Public Counsel. In 1991
Barnes left The Channel for a job as a full time police
patrol officer, FBI trained hostage negotiator, and
detective. He recently retired from The Force and
plays out with The NightCrawlers.
When not the headliner, Johnny has played gigs with
Bo Diddley, Rory Gallegher, Eric Burden and the
Animals, Alvin Lee & Ten Years After, Thin Lizzy, Blue
Oyster Cult, John Lee Hooker, Manfred Man, Genya
Ravan and Ten Wheel Drive, Southside Johnny and
The Asbury Jukes, Canned Heat, The Cars, Foghat,
Extreme, Cheap Trick, The Outlaws, Luther Johnson,
Vanilla Fudge, George Thorogood and the Delaware
Destroyers, Mink DeVille, The Joe Perry Project,
Robert Gordon and Link Wray.