Barry Mason

Barry Mason
MBE
Birth nameJohn Barry Mason
Born(1935-07-12)12 July 1935
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Died16 April 2021(2021-04-16) (aged 85)
GenresPopular music
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1960s–2021
LabelsMagnet
Formerly ofLes Reed
Websitebarrymasonsongwriter.co.uk

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.

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