| Birth: | Jul. 14, 1933 Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Aug. 3, 2006 Gladwyne Montgomery County Pennsylvania, USA |  Producer and Songwriter. As one of the first successful independent black producers and songwriters, he was also a creative force behind many groups of the '50s and '60s, including the Cleftones, the Flamingos, the Chantels, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers, the Isley Brothers and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Barrett was also the creator, director and manager of the Three Degrees ("When Will I See You Again"), the most enduring act with which he has ever been associated. (bio by: MusicFan)
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West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Bala Cynwyd Montgomery County Pennsylvania, USA | Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: MusicFan Record added: Oct 27, 2006
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