Colin Ernest "Barry" Jenkins (born 22 December 1944,

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, England) is an English musician, who is best known for being a drummer for

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during both of that 1960s group's incarnations.

History

Early History – Nashville Teens

Barry Jenkins replaced Roger Groome as the drummer for the British R&B based group

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in 1963. In 1964 the group had its first big

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with "

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". Jenkins also was present on their other top ten hit "Google Eye", as well as their lesser hits "The Little Bird", "The Hard Way", and "Find My Way Back Home".

With The Animals

In March 1966, original Animals drummer

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left the band, after the release of their

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". At the time, the band was refusing to re-sign with their then recording manager, Mickey Most, whom they had fired in 1965. Steel left the band due to exhaustion. Eric Burdon had learned of and was impressed with Jenkins and his work with The Nashville Teens. Upon Steel's departure from The Animals, Jenkins was immediately hired by Eric Burdon and the band's new management, without an audition, to the consternation of bassist

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. Jenkins joined the band for the albums ''

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'' and '' Animalism'', released in July and November 1966, respectively. On ''Animalization'', Jenkins plays on four tracks, including the hit singles "

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" and "

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". Jenkins is featured in the group photo on the front cover of the album, while departed drummer John Steel is in the group photo on the back cover.

With Eric Burdon and The Animals

The first incarnation of The Animals was dissolved in September 1966. Animals lead singer

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then formed "Eric Burdon & The (New) Animals", with Jenkins as the only band member, other than Burdon, from the previous line-up. Along with studio

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, the two recorded the album, ''

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'', recorded in the fall of 1966 and released in March 1967. The album featured "

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", released as a successful single in both the UK and the US. In mid October 1966, Burdon formed a complete group under the name Eric Burdon and The Animals, continuing with Jenkins as drummer. The band became associated with

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. Between September 1967 and December 1968, the band released a series of albums and hit singles, the latter including " When I Was Young", "

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", "

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", "

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" and " Sky Pilot". On all of these songs, Jenkins was credited with co-authorship, along with the other band members. Other singles on which he performed included "

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" and "

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". This second incarnation of The Animals disbanded as of December 1968. At the time, the band was based in California. Jenkins was the only band member to immediately return to England after the breakup.

Following the Breakup of Eric Burdon and The Animals

Following the breakup of Eric Burdon and The Animals, Jenkins substantially withdrew from recording and performing. In 1969, he joined the band Heavy Jelly, which included

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on vocals, the first recordings of which included participation from

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and Chris Wood, then of

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. Jenkins is credited with playing piano, along with

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on keyboards on ''Workers Playtime'', the 1971 sole album release by the band B.B. Blunder, an offshoot of the band Blossom Toes, and which included

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on vocals. In 1975, he contributed drums to selections on ''A Letter Home'', an album that included performances by former bandmate

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. In 1992, he joined a reconstituted version of the Animals, including "New Animals" members

Vic Briggs Victor Harvey Briggs III (14 February 1945 – 30 June 2021) was a British blues and rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist with Eric Burdon and The Animals during the 1966–1968 period. Briggs, a convert to Sikhism, later played ...

and

Danny McCulloch Daniel Joseph "Danny" McCulloch (18 July 1945 – 29 January 2015) was an English musician best known as the bassist of the 1960s psychedelic rock group The Animals, Eric Burdon and The Animals. History Early career Danny McCulloch was born i ...

. The band played the first rock concert held in

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, Moscow, as part of a benefit concert for the victims of the

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. For many years, Jenkins' principal occupation has been as the owner of Lukes Guitars, a guitar shop in

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, England, selling new and used musical instruments.Website of Lukes Guitars
Retrieved 10 March 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Barry 1944 births Living people English rock drummers The Animals members People from Leicester British rhythm and blues boom musicians Musicians from Leicestershire