Jesse Barish is a musician and composer, most notable for writing the song " Count On Me" for

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; and several songs for

Marty Balin Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the founder/leader and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and ...

, the former lead vocalist of Jefferson Starship including: " Hearts", " Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love)", and " Do It for Love". He was a known flutist and played flute with the seminal experimental band The Orkustra in San Francisco in the mid-1960s, and with John Phillips on Phillips' Wolf King of L.A. tour. In 1971, Barish was signed to

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and released the album ''Jesse, Wolff and Whings'' with guitarist Billy Wolff and drummer Kevin Kelley, who played with

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and

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. Landing in

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in the early 1970s, Barish became friends with Marty Balin who recorded "Count on Me" with Jefferson Starship and in 1981 had a hit with the song "Hearts" on Balin's first solo release '' Balin'' on

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. Balin got Barish signed to

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in the late 1970s and produced his first album ''Jesse Barish,'' then co-produced the second album ''Mercury Shoes'' with John Hug. Since then Barish has been living in Venice, California, recorded several CDs produced by

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, and continues to write songs and stay active in the world of music. As the protégé to Marty Balin in the 1970s, they co produced music together after Balin split with Jefferson Starship to go solo. In 1981, Barish wrote the song “Hearts” for him to perform for his new album. The song has been so popular that it’s been covered by numerous musicians. Later in 2008, this song was released on Jesse Barish’s album “Farther Sun”, with an intimate acoustic guitar instrumentation compared to Balin’s. Jesse Barish’s album ''Flute Salad'' has a ‘new age’ musical feel, and was done in collaboration with Jeff Pescetto and licensed through Void Echo Records. The album features Barish on flute, alto flute, and bass flute; and Pescetto playing other instruments.

Discography

* ''Jesse Barish'' * ''Mercury Shoes'' * ''Cherry Road'' * ''Selling Fire in July'' * ''Nine Days from Nowhere'' * ''Farther Sun'' * ''Restless Soul'' * ''Flute Salad'' *'' Wheel Keep Turning''

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