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Today, as part of my ongoing expansion of the YouTube ‘discography’ of my brother, guitarist Carl Barry, and my sister-in-law, vocalist Joanne Barry, I’ve uploaded five tracks recorded in 1990 as part of a previously unreleased fusion project. All the music here is written by Carl and Joanne. The band…

Song of the Day: Are You Gonna Go My Way, words and music by Craig Ross and Lenny Kravitz, is the title track to Kravitz’s 1993 album. This #1 Billboard Album Rock Track has been covered by many diverse artists, from Metallica to Tom Jones, but the Kravitz original has…

Today, I’ve uploaded onto YouTube three selections from The Carl Barry Trio. These are studio recordings featuring my brother, guitarist Carl Barry, along with bassist Steve LaSpina and drummer Eliot Zigmund. Steve LaSpina is a superb bassist who has played with many great jazz musicians—from Chet Baker, Marian McPartland, Zoot…

Song of the Day: As features the words and music of Stevie Wonder, who celebrates his 75th birthday today. This song appears on Stevie’s legendary 1976 album, “Songs in the Key of Life.” That double album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, won the Grammy for “Album…

In my ongoing YouTube blitz featuring the performances of my brother, jazz guitarist Carl Barry, and my sister-in-law, vocalist Joanne Barry, today I’ve uploaded Joanne’s album, “Embraceable You” (Fat Note Records, 1998). Unlike “Holding On” (Stash Records, 1984), which featured mostly original compositions, this album contains songs primarily from The…

As a follow-up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art “Guitar Heroes” concert, featuring my brother, jazz guitarist Carl Barry, I’ll be uploading on YouTube various recordings and performances by both Carl and his wife (my sister-in-law), vocalist Joanne Barry. Today is the debut on YouTube of Carl and Joanne’s album,…