Barry Mason

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

John Barry Mason[1] MBE (12 July 1935[2] – 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.

  1. ^ "Works written by: MASON JOHN BARRY". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on 20 September 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Barry Mason Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 12 July 1935. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

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