Barry Hay
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| Barry Hay | |
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 Barry Hay in 1974. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barry Andrew Hay |
| Born | August 16, 1948 |
| Origin | Faizabad, India |
| Genres | Rock, pop, heavy metal |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, alto flute, saxophone |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Associated acts | Golden Earring |
Barry Andrew Hay (born August 16, 1948) is the vocalist/frontman for Dutch rock band Golden Earring.[1]
[edit] Biography
Hay was born in Faizabad, India, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of eight. He lived in Amsterdam and later in The Hague. In the summer of 1967, he joined the Golden Earrings, as they were then called, replacing Frans Krassenburg. Hay created the cover art for some of Golden Earring's albums.
He has also made two solo albums, Only Parrots Frogs and Angels (1972) and Victory of Bad Taste (1987), but both met with little success.
In 1994, he sang lead vocals and played alto flute on the Ayreon song "Sail Away to Avalon," the single from the latter's debut album, The Final Experiment.
In 2001, Hay left The Hague and moved back to Amsterdam. He voices Rock Zilla, in the Dutch version of Gene Simmons' cartoon series My Dad The Rock Star. Now living on Curaçao, Hay appears in a commercial for health shades.
[edit] References
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: Barry Hay". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p85264/biography. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
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