1962 - When Two People (Are In Love) / Time Will Tell (Dimension 1014)
The Storytellers (2)
1962 - When Two People (Are In Love) / Time Will Tell (Ramarca 501)
1961 - I Don't Want An Angel / Down In The Valley (Capitol 5042)
Biography :
Steve Barri was born Steven Barry Lipkin in Brooklyn, New York, on
February 23, 1942. His family moved to California when he was just a
child. He began his career as a songwriter. He submitted his songs to
Screen Gems Music which was run by Lou Adler. Adler liked Barri's songs,
and helped him get his first recording of a Barri original. Steve Barri
teamed with Bernie Reed. Warner wrote "The Nortones, Bernie Reed and
Steve Barry, The two 18-years-olds who comprise the group, play their
own guitar accompaniment as well as write their own material". In May
Their manager, Norty Beckman sends them to the studio were they record
four songs. The same month, Warner released "Suzie Jones" / "That's The
Way The Cookie Crumbles" as the Nortones.
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single wasn't a hit but it was a way into the business for the newly
minted music professional, and over the next few years Barri tried
several other avenues of expression, including cutting a few records as a
singer, all to no avail. In the early '60s he teamed up with Carol
Connors. Carol Connors born Annette Kleinbard, 13 November 1940, New
Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Based in Los Angeles, California, USA,
Connors began her singing career under her birth name as a member of the
Teddy Bears, a late 50s vocal group that also featured Phil Spector in
its line-up. She then recorded singles for Imperial Records and Dunes
Records as Annette Bard and Carol Collins respectively. Her first single
under her own name, released in 1961, coupled ‘You Are My Answer’ with
‘My Diary’.
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Barri and Carol Connors formed a trio, the Storytellers, with Connors'
sister Cheryl, and their debut single on Dimension, "When Two People
(Are in Love)," brought Barri back into the orbit of Lou Adler, who
produced the record. This successful entrepreneur then paired Barri with
protege (Phil) P.F. Sloan and together the new team began creating
material for many of Adler's acts. Jan And Dean, Johnny Rivers and Terry
Black were among those benefiting from Sloan/Barri songs, while the duo
also recorded in their own right under various pseudonyms, notably the
surfing act the Fantastic Baggys.
