Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. In 1965, an artist named Barry McGuire recorded a song called “Eve of Destruction,” which came out of nowhere and, within weeks ...

So, what was being protested through music back in the 60s still seems to be with us in many ways today, and words of some of those folk songs may still be applicable to our world today, maybe none ...

Any single answer is going to generate major debate, but many ’60s aficionados would likely agree that the list should include Barry McGuire’s 1965 apocalyptic take on “Eve of Destruction.” ...

McGuire sang on a couple of that group’s hits before going solo in 1965. Six years after “Eve Of Destruction,” McGuire became a born-again Christian and helped to pioneer the then ...

The year 1965 was marked by significant turmoil and social upheaval. Malcolm X was assassinated, American troops were dispatched to Vietnam, anti-war protests surged, and civil rights ...

The man forever linked to “Eve of Destruction” is singer/songwriter Barry McGuire, who never again broke the Top 40. McGuire comes to the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz on Sept. 23 with fellow ...

Time for one more song. Barry McGuire pulled a crumpled piece of paper from his back pocket and propped it on the music stand to decipher the handwriting. It was a song his friend P.J. Sloan had ...

Barry McGuire has served in The United States Navy, worked as a fisherman, a pipe fitter, was a part of the successful folk group, The New Christy Minstrels, and has been a noted and successful ...

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In a strained and raw voice, Barry McGuire surveys a climate where nothing made sense, where it looked like the world was falling apart: “The human world is disintegratin’ / This whole crazy ...

How many Broadway shows has Barry McGuire been in? Barry McGuire has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows. How many West End shows has Barry McGuire been in? Barry McGuire has not appeared in the West End.