1. Barry Goudreau was born on November 29,1951 and is an American musician.
21 Facts About Barry Goudreau
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Barry Goudreau was one of two original guitarists for the rock band Boston alongside founder Tom Scholz; both Scholz and Goudreau shared lead and rhythm guitar parts.
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Barry Goudreau began taking lessons and by age 13, joined his first band, the "Tornadoes".
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Barry Goudreau auditioned for Delp's band, but did not make the cut.
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Barry Goudreau tried to put music aside to focus on school, but he soon met up with Tom Scholz who was right across the river at MIT.
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Barry Goudreau worked with Tom Scholz and Brad Delp as early as 1969 on an initial set of demo tapes, where he performed all of the rhythm and lead guitar work.
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Barry Goudreau played all the instruments except the drums played by his bandmate Sib Hashian.
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Ultimately, it was this album that triggered Scholz at some point to ask Barry Goudreau to leave Boston, due in part to labeling added to the outside of the record sleeve that claimed the "Boston Sound" which annoyed Scholz.
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For several years however, Barry Goudreau was still officially listed as a band member.
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In 1984, Barry Goudreau formed the band Orion The Hunter and released a debut LP.
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RTZ experienced some success with the hits "Face the Music" written by Barry Goudreau and Maes and "Until Your Love Comes Back Around" written by Maes.
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Delp and Barry Goudreau felt that the record company was not supporting the band to the best of their abilities, and asked to be released from their contract.
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In 1997, Barry Goudreau appeared with the Lisa Guyer Band on the album Gypsy Girl and in 2000 on the album Leap of Faith.
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Barry Goudreau continues to perform with Sheehan in small, local venues in the greater Boston area.
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Barry Goudreau played occasionally with Delp and Hashian until their deaths in 2007 and 2017, respectively.
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On October 16,2007, Barry Goudreau released one final song with Delp on vocals titled "Rockin' Away".
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Barry Goudreau was a member of Ernie and the Automatics with Sib Hashian, Tim Archibald, Brian Maes, Michael Antunes and "car guy" Ernie Boch, Jr.
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On February 25,2012, Barry Goudreau played a three-hour set with Sheehan and others in the "All Star Jam" to benefit the Sydney and Berne Davis Art Center in Ft Myers Florida.
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Since 2014, Barry Goudreau has toured with the American Vinyl All Star Band, which includes Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.
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Barry Goudreau occasionally appears with Scrap Metal, a supergroup formed by Gunner and Matthew Nelson, twin sons of Musician Ricky Nelson.
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On September 3,2022, Barry Goudreau was inducted into the New England Music Hall of Fame while on stage at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom.