Barry Mason
Barry Mason | |
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| Born | John Barry Mason 12 July 1935 Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 16 April 2021 (aged 85) |
| Genres | Popular music |
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| Years active | 1960s–2021 |
| Label | Magnet |
| Formerly of | Les Reed |
| Website | barrymasonsongwriter |
John Barry Mason MBE (12 July 1935 – 16 April 2021) was an English singer and songwriter. A leading songwriter of the 1960s, he wrote the bulk of his most successful songs in partnership with Les Reed. Mason gained many gold and platinum awards for his work including five Ivor Novello Awards, the most recent of them in 1998.