Barry Morgan (musician)

Jerome Morgan (November 1944 – 1 November 2007),^[1] better known as Barry Morgan, was the drummer for Blue Mink, Collective Consciousness Society and other bands. He was the owner of Morgan Studios.^[2]

Personal life and career[]

Morgan was born in London, England in November 1944. He played drums on the British merchant fleet cruise ships in the early 1960s, and later for singer Tom Jones for ten years. Barry and his wife operated the Arena Theater in Houston.^[3] AllMusic lists 185 credits between 1964 and 2012.^[4] His son Brett Morgan also became a session drummer.^[5]

Discography[]

As leader/co-leader[]

• 1971: Bass Guitar and Percussion, Volume 1.^[6] Volume 2.^[7]
• 1979: Percussion Spectrum - Barry Morgan and Ray Cooper^[8]
• 1983: Patterns In Rhythm^[9]
• Wonderin'

As sideman[]

With Blue Mink

With Collective Consciousness Society

• • C.C.S.

With Gullivers People

With Electric Coconut

With Elton John

• Step into Christmas
• Madman Across the Water
• Tumbleweed Connection
• Elton John

With The Walker Brothers

• No Regrets
• Lines

With David Bowie

• Bowie at the Beeb
• The World of David Bowie

Various

• Histoire de Melody Nelson (Serge Gainsbourg)^[10]
• Candles in the Rain (Melanie)
• Izitso (Cat Stevens)
• All This and World War II
• Cinema (Elaine Paige)
• Son of Schmilsson (Harry Nilsson)
• Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
• At the End of a Perfect Day (Chris de Burgh)
• A Possible Projection of the Future / Childhood's End
• Greatest Love Classics
• Mallard
• Evita
• Amours des feintes
• The Mouse and the Mask
• In Hoagland

References[]

External links[]

• Photo of Barry playing the drums
• Photo from his Tom Jones period, July 1981