Prentiss Barnes

Prentiss Barnes

Prentiss Barnes (April 12, 1925 - October 1, 2006) was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950's. Barnes was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. He sang bass for the legendary vocal group The Moonglows which had such hits as "Sincerely" and "The Ten Commandments of Love". Mentored by Alan Freed, the group’s doo-wop harmony style achieved great success on the national R&B charts and recorded on Chess Records.

Barnes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He has also been inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, The Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and The Doo Wop Hall of Fame. In 1995 he received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award. He was killed in an automobile accident outside Magnolia, Mississippi in 2006.

External links

* [http://www.msmusic.org/ Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.vocalgroup.org/inductees/the_moonglows.html Vocal Group Hall of Fame page on The Moonglows]
* [http://doowopy.de/02page/M/eMoonglows.html The Moonglows]
* [http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/moonglows.htm Rockabilly.NL page on The Moonglows]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kpfqxqe5ldse~T1 All Music Guide]
* [http://www.shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/PrentissBarnes/Prentiss_Barnes.html Prentiss Barnes page]


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