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Jeff Barry

1938 - Today

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Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are "Tell Laura I Love Her" (written with Ben Raleigh and a number 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart when it was recorded by Ricky Valance and number 7 in the US as sung by Ray Peterson), "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me", "Be My Baby", "Chapel of Love", and "River Deep - Mountain High" (all written with his then-wife Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector); "Leader of the Pack" (written with Greenwich and Shadow Morton); "Sugar, Sugar" (written with Andy Kim); "Without Us" (written with Tom Scott), and "I Honestly Love You" (written with Peter Allen). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jeff Barry is the 2,711th most popular singer (down from 2,601st in 2024), the 14,411th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,929th in 2019) and the 750th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jeff Barry ranks 2,711 out of 4,381. Before him are Güler Duman, Ado, Mina, Montaigne, Nino Katamadze, and Toyah Willcox. After him are MakSim, Tetsuya, Amir Haddad, Aurela Gaçe, Betty Wright, and Mac Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Jeff Barry ranks 607. Before him are David Theile, Julie Felix, Gary Collins, Stanley Fish, Terrence McNally, and Lynn Carlin. After him are Sam Nunn, Samuel Bodman, Gus Johnson, Jay Arnette, Bruce Babbitt, and Bertie Auld.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Barry ranks 14,415 out of 20,380. Before him are Jill Eikenberry (1947), Steve Brodie (1919), Naomi Grossman (1975), Alicia Coppola (1968), Laurie Bartram (1958), and Charlotte Greenwood (1890). After him are Stan Bush (1953), Tika Sumpter (1980), Mike Braun (1954), Lydia Hearst (1984), Christian Laettner (1969), and George M. Whitesides (1939).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jeff Barry ranks 750. Before him are Michelle Williams (1979), Steve Harwell (1967), Big Daddy Kane (1968), Gladys Bentley (1907), Sinitta (1968), and Mina (1997). After him are Betty Wright (1953), Mac Davis (1942), Yoon Mi-rae (1981), Jack Clement (1931), Cheryl Lynn (1957), and Little Milton (1934).

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