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Barry Leef

Saturday 6 March 2010

Barry Leef on Musical Chairs: This Blenheim lad began his professional music career with Simple Image. After several hits including 'Spinning, Spinning, Spinning' Leef tired of sickly sweet pop songs and swapped places with the lead vocalist of Christchurch unit Retaliation. He moved with them to Australia. Being asked to join Frank Zappa's band propelled Barry Leef into the limelight in Australia and he was soon in demand for residencies and an endless string of studio sessions for other people's records and jingles. Since then he's fronted top local bands Crossfire and Supermarket and continues to play the traps after 40-years fronting three different bands. Keithe Newman talks to Barry Leef for Musical Chairs. 6 March 2010. (duration: 23′08″)
from (05 Mar 2010)
Access All Areas: The Fourmyula: Pioneering New Zealand pop band The Fourmyula - best remembered for their iconic song 'Nature' and a string of Top Ten hits - return to the stage with all original members for two rare performances in March 2010. These shows celebrate the release of The Complete Fourmyula: a definitive four-CD set which includes the legendary 'lost' LP Turn Your Back On The Wind, recorded in Britain shortly before the group disbanded in 1971. Trevor Reekie talks to Carl Evensen and Wayne Mason about all things Fourmyula and the chemistry that they produced. (duration: 16′52″)
from (05 Mar 2010)

Barry Leef

Left: The Simple Image 1968. (left to right) Harry Leki lead guitar and vocals, Ron ‘Cass’ Gasgoine on bass and vocals, Gordon Wylie on drums and Barry Leef on rhythm guitar and vocals. Photo courtesy Barry Leef.

Right: Barry Leef fronting his nine piece Doobies, Eagles & West Coast Rock show band in Sydney. Photo courtesy Barry Leef.