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Prentiss Barnes (April 12, 1925 – October 1, 2006) was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950s. Barnes was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. He sang bass for the legendary vocal group The Moonglows which had such hits as "Sincerely" and "The Ten Commandments of Love".
Fresh from a stint in the U.S. Army, two friends, Harvey Fuqua and Bobby Lester, formed a duo in 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. [3] In 1951, Fuqua moved to Cleveland and formed the Crazy Sounds with the singers Danny Coggins and Prentiss Barnes. [3] Lester joined them later.
5 ott 2006 · Prentiss Barnes, 81, who sang with the Moonglows, a rhythm and blues group of the 1950s and '60s, died Saturday in a car accident in Mississippi.
Prentiss Barnes, singer: born Magnolia, Mississippi 12 April 1925; twice married (two children); died near Magnolia 1 October 2006. The doo-wop group the Moonglows are best known in Britain for...
Among the most seminal R&B and doo wop groups of all time, the Moonglows' lineup featured some of the genre's greatest pure singers. The original lineup from Louisville included Bobby Lester, Harvey Fuqua, Alexander Graves, and Prentiss Barnes, with guitarist Billy Johnson.
The Moonglows were an American doo-wop group, one of the most successful R&B vocal groups of the early 1950s. They were formed in 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, and initially consisted of lead singer Harvey Fuqua, tenor Bobby Lester, baritone Prentiss Barnes, and bass Billy Johnson. What Was The Moonglows’S Biggest Hit?
Prentiss Barnes’s incredible bass voice has brought pleasure to many in the past and to millions still today. His significant contributions to our musical heritage accentuates the importance of current supporting efforts to give him his long due credit.
