J.J. Barnes

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Born
30 November 1943
Born In
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Died
10 December 2022 (aged 79)
James Jay Barnes (b 30 November 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B singer. He first recorded in 1960. His early releases including “Just One More Time” and “Please Let Me In”, on such labels as Mickay and Ric-Tic, had relatively little success, but were subsequently picked up as favourites on the English Northern Soul scene. He also covered the Beatles “Day Tripper”, before moving for a short period to Motown Records. His biggest hit came in 1967 with "Baby Please Come Back Home", which like many of his records he co-wrote. The song reached # 9 on the R&B … read more
James Jay Barnes (b 30 November 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B singer. He first recorded in 1960. His early releases including “Just One More Time” and “Please Let Me In”, on such labels as Mickay and Ric-Tic, had relatively little success, but were subsequently picked up as … read more
James Jay Barnes (b 30 November 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B singer. He first recorded in 1960. His early releases including “Just One More Time” and “Please Let Me In”, on such labels as Mickay and Ric-Tic, had relatively little success, but were subsequently picked up as favourites on the English Northern Soul scene. He also covered the Beatl… read more

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1 Play track Move On Up: The Very Best of Northern Soul Every Time I See You, I Go Wild!
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2 Play track The Groovesville Masters Chains Of Love
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3 Born Again Wishful Thinking
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4 Play track Rare Stamps Come on back
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5 A Cellarful of Motown (Tell Me) Ain't It The Truth
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6 Best Of Perception & Today Records compiled by DJ Spinna and BBE Soundsystem You Owe It To Yourself
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7 Play track Northern Soul King Sweet Sherry
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8 Play track JJ Barnes is Northern Soul Talk of the Grapevine
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9 Play track The Complete Introduction To Northern Soul Real Humdinger
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10 Play track JJ Barnes is Northern Soul Our Love Is in the Pocket
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  1. 1,394 listeners

    31 Dec 2005 · 18 tracks

    JJ Barnes is Northern Soul
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  2. 1,262 listeners

    8 Jun 2019 · 10 tracks

    Rare Stamps
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  3. 350 listeners

    18 Jun 2007 · 18 tracks

    Northern Soul King
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  4. 278 listeners

    17 Sep 1996 · 18 tracks

    The Best of J. J. Barnes
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