J.J. Barnes

  • Born James Jay Barnes on 30 November 1943 in Michigan, US.
  • Signed for Motown but was released because he sounded too like Marvin Gaye.
  • Included in Northern Soul Top 500.
  • Included in Significant Sides of '76 in The Wigan Casino Years.
  • Included in Richard Karstrom's Top Ten Favourites in Too Darn Soulful.