Barry Goldberg (born 1941 in Chicago, Illinois) is a blues and rock keyboardist. As a teenager in Chicago, Goldberg sat in with Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, and Howlin' Wolf. He played keyboards in the band supporting Bob Dylan during his 1965 'electrified' appearance at the Newport Folk Festival. He formed The Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield in 1967, and later formed the Barry Goldberg Reunion in 1968. In 2005-6, he has been touring with the Chicago Blues Reunion featuring Nick Gravenites, Harvey Mandel, and Corky Siegel. For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Newport Folk Festival is an annual folk-oriented music festival founded in 1959 by George Wein, founder of the already-well-established Newport Jazz Festival, and his partner, Albert Grossman. ... Electric Flag album cover The Electric Flag, formed in 1967, were a blues rock group led by guitarist Mike Bloomfield. ... For the astronaut, see Michael J. Bloomfield Michael Bernard Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 - February 15, 1981) was an American musician, guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, into a well-off Jewish family on Chicagos North Side. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Barry Goldberg's songs (some of which co-written with Gerry Goffin) have been recorded by many artists including Rod Stewart, Gladys Knight, Percy Sledge, Joe Cocker, Steve Miller, Bobby Blue Bland, Gram Parsons and BJ Thomas. Roderick Stewart (rod stewart), CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American R&B/soul singer, actress and author. ... Percy Sledge Percy Sledge (born November 25, 1941 in Leighton, Alabama) is a US-American R&B and soul performer. ... Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. ... The name Steve Miller might refer to: Steve Miller (musician), leader of the eponymous Steve Miller Band Steve Miller (writer), author of science fiction stories and novels including the Liaden universe stories Steve Miller (artist), author of How to Draw Books including Thunder Lizards!: How to Draw Fantastic Dinosaurs Steve... Bobby Blue Bland (born January 27, 1930) is an American singer and was an original member of The Beale Streeters. ... Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born country singer. ...

Barry's first professional recording gig is a classic: Devil With The Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly by Mitch Ryder & the Detriot Wheels. Among the albums he contributed to are Leonard Cohen's "Death Of A Ladies Man", The Ramones' "End of The Century", Gram Parson's "Gilded Palace of Sin", and "Super Session" which featured Michael Bloomfield, Stephen Stills, and Al Kooper. Mitch Ryder (born 26 February 1945) is an American musician born in Hamtramck, Michigan as William S. Levise Jr. ...

Goldberg also has produced albums by Percy Sledge ("Blue Night", "Shining Through the Rain"), Charlie Musslewhite, James Cotton, The Textones and Bob Dylan's version of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready".

Discography

Albums

• 1966 Blowing My Mind (Epic LP; reissued on CD: Collectables and Acadia)
• 1968 There's No Hole in My Soul (Buddah LP; reissued on CD: One Way)
• 1969 Two Jews Blues (Buddah LP; reissued on CD: One Way)
• 1970 Street Man (Buddah LP)
• 1972 Barry Goldberg & Friends (Record Man LP)
• 1974 Blasts from My Past (Buddah LP)
• 1974 Barry Goldberg (Atco LP)
• 1976 Barry Goldberg & Friends Recording Live (Buddah LP)
• 2002 Stoned Again (Antone's/Texas Music Group)
• 2003 Live (Unidisc)
• 2006 Chicago Blues Reunion (Music Avenue)