Artist description Barney Quick is a soul and blues songwriter/vocalist/guitarist with a down-home style reminiscent of the classic southern R&B acts, with traces of jump blues sprinkled in.

Music Style Blues / Soul / Old-school R&B

Musical Influences Percy Mayfield, Johnny Otis, Otis Redding, Etta James

Similar Artists Robert Cray, Delbert McClinton, W.C. Clark, Roomful of Blues

Artist History Barney performed for many years with Smoky Coconut, a blues band with a large following in central Indiana. The Nut often performed with a horn section led by legendary Indianapolis jazz/R&B saxophonist Jimmy Coe. Since the Nut's demise, Barney has been marketing his sizeable prtfolio of songs throughout the country. He performs frequently with a top-notch band of veteran musicians. Barney is also a music journalist, writing for various magazines and web sites. He is a Contributing Editor at Suite 101.com, where he maintains a page on R&B History. The URL is www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/r&b_history.

Group Members Barney Quick, Guitar & vocalsDanny Clark, KeyboardsRobert Hay-smythe, BassDerek Carmichael, Drums

Instruments Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul

Albums A Shift In The Wind

Location Columbus, Indiana - USA

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