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Barbara J.
United States, California, Camarillo
Folk Easy Listening Singer Songwriter

About Barbara J.

Barbara J. is a Southern California singer songwriter known most notably for her two latest releases “Sundown: A Gordon Lightfoot retrospective” and “A Box Full of Records”.

Barbara spent her formative years paying the usual dues in folk groups, choirs and rock cover bands before moving to Southern California. She began writing songs but was always drawn to some of the songs that were the soundtrack of her youth. She eventually reached out to her cousin, Jim Reilley (of alt rock band The New Dylans), who was a producer and session player in Nashville. Together they began sharing back and forth songs they mutually were inspired by and one of the big common threads that emerged was a mutual love of Gordon Lightfoot. A few quick text messages compiled a list of favorites and as fast as the notion came, they began recording “Sundown: A Gordon Lightfoot Retrospective”. Reilley roped in his Nashville pals Eric Fritsch and Jake Clayton and the album was recorded in Nashville and LA in 2014. Featuring a well cultivated collection of some of Lightfoot’s best works, the album was an immediate success on independent radio. Barbara’s cover of “If You Could Read My Mind” has received great reviews and attention and several of the other tracks have had their share of time on various indie music charts including Reverbnation, Pandora and Number1music blogs.

Her second album, the more eclectic “A Box Full of Records” began life as a few follow up singles that eventually led to a full-length collection. Featuring songs from the 1970’s and 1980’s, Barbara did some soul searching and picked songs from artists as disparate as Electric Light Orchestra, The Carpenters and Poco. Reilley also helmed the production of this album and along with some of the same personnel as “Sundown,” as well as Michael Webb of Poco, the album was released in 2019 to similar indie radio success.

Barbara's third album focused on the music of the legendary brother-sister duo, The Carpenters. “Only Yesterday ~ Remembering The Carpenters,” was released in February 2021. She is currently in the studio working on an EP of more Gordon LIghtfoot covers that will serve as the sequel to her first album. "Too Late for Prayin'," the first song toward that effort, was released in late 2023
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Barbara J. offers a subdued vocal performance with rich, alto vocals reminiscent of Karen Carpenter. Her lush vocals wash over you as her gentle interpretation seeps under your skin and into your soul. With exceptionally tasteful musicianship and an intimate and gentle vocal performance, Barbara J. 's rendition of "If You Could Read My Mind" is beautiful and haunting.
-Sylvie Marie/HerSong Music Blog

In these three heavenly slabs of pop mysticism, Barbara J. shows off a masterful command of the lyrics that, to me at least, proves that she could probably take on any set of verses that you put in front of her and emerge with melodies akin to a king’s ransom.
-Jamie Morse/(expired link)

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