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Baritone

Baritone: the middle male classical voice type between tenor and bass, range about G2–G4, classified by tessitura and passaggio; Fach subtypes include Kavalierbariton, Heldenbariton, and Spielbariton, with roles such as Rigoletto, Scarpia, and Don Giovanni.

Baritone guitar

Baritone guitar: a six-string guitar with a 27-30 inch scale length, tuned a fourth or fifth below standard (typically B-E-A-D-F#-B), between guitar and bass; pioneered by Danelectro in 1956, used in country, metal, surf, and film scoring.

Baritone horn

Baritone horn: B-flat tenor brass instrument of the British brass band, cylindrical bore, three valves, brighter tone than the euphonium; descended from Sax's baritone saxhorn.

Baritone saxophone

Baritone saxophone (bari sax): largest common saxophone, pitched in E flat, sounding an octave and major sixth below written pitch. Invented by Adolphe Sax, 1842; standard low-A-equipped bass voice of big bands, quartets, and wind ensembles.

Bark at the Moon

Bark at the Moon, also called Bark At The Moon, is Ozzy Osbourne's third studio album, released 15 November 1983, his first with guitarist Jake E. Lee after Randy Rhoads's death; it peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.

Barkat Jamal Fakir Troupe

Barkat Jamal Fakir Troupe is a Pakistani Sufi ensemble from Jhol, Sindh, led by Barkat Jamal, known for 'Maahi Diyaan Jhokaan' on Coke Studio Pakistan in 2019.

Barmer Boys

Barmer Boys are a Rajasthani Manganiyar folk trio from Barmer, Rajasthan, formed in 2011 around singer Mangey Khan and known for Sufi kalaams, Kabir bhajans, and beatboxing.

Barnaba Classic

Barnaba Classic is the stage name of Elias Barnabas Inyasi, a Tanzanian bongo flava singer and producer known for romantic Swahili songwriting and the award-winning album Love Sounds Different.

Barns Courtney

Barns Courtney (Barnaby George Courtney, born 1990, Aylesbury, England) is an English singer-songwriter raised partly in Seattle whose singles "Fire" and "Glitter & Gold" broke through via the 2015 film Burnt; albums include The Attractions of Youth (2017), 404 (2019), and Supernatural (2024).

Baroness (band)

Baroness is an American sludge/progressive metal band formed in 2003 in Savannah, Georgia, fronted by John Baizley. Known for color-titled albums (Red, Blue, Purple, Stone), a 2015 Grammy nomination, and its Abraxan Hymns label.

Baroque (group)

Baroque (バロック) is a Japanese visual-kei rock band formed in 2001 around vocalist ryou and guitarist Kei, which reached Nippon Budokan in 2003, disbanded in 2004, and reunited in 2011.

Baroque music

Baroque music, Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750 between the Renaissance and Classical eras, defined by basso continuo, monody, opera, the concerto, and composers such as Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi.

Baroque pop

Baroque pop, also called baroque rock, is a mid-1960s pop/rock style fusing rock songwriting with classical instrumentation such as harpsichord, strings, horns, and oboe; pioneered by the Left Banke, the Beach Boys, Phil Spector, and Burt Bacharach, later revived as 1990s chamber pop.

Barracuda (song)

"Barracuda" is a 1977 hard rock song by Heart, lead single of Little Queen, written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher, and Michael DeRosier; it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was written in anger at a Mushroom Records ad and a promoter's insinuation about the Wilson sisters.

Barriemore Barlow

Barriemore Barlow is an English drummer born 1949 in Birmingham, Jethro Tull's drummer 1971-1980 on Thick as a Brick through Stormwatch, later working with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and Tandoori Cassette.

Barrio Boyzz

Barrio Boyzz, also credited as The Barrio Boyzz, were a bilingual Latin pop and R&B vocal group formed in New York in 1991, with two platinum Spanish albums.

Barrio Fino

Barrio Fino is a 2004 reggaeton album by Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee, released on El Cartel Records and anchored by "Gasolina"; it became the top-selling Latin album of the 2000s.

Barry Can't Swim

Barry Can't Swim is the stage name of Joshua Mainnie, an Edinburgh-born, London-based Scottish house producer. Known for When Will We Land? (2023 Mercury shortlist), Loner (2025), and the 2026 Atlantic single Return To Bhibo.

Barry Dunaway

Barry Dunaway (born 1958) is an American rock bassist, vocalist, and songwriter, bassist for .38 Special since the early 2010s and formerly of Yngwie Malmsteen's band (nine albums, four world tours), Survivor, and the Pat Travers Band.

Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb (Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, born 1946, Isle of Man) is the Bee Gees' founding singer-songwriter and last surviving brother, known for his falsetto, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, 16 US No. 1 songwriting credits, a 2018 knighthood, and the 2021 Greenfields album.

Barry Hankerson

Barry Hankerson (born 1947) is an American record executive, founder of Blackground Records, and uncle and manager of Aaliyah, whose catalog he controls; known for the 2021 streaming return and ongoing royalty litigation with his son Jomo.

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow (Barry Alan Pincus, born 1943, Brooklyn), American adult-contemporary singer-songwriter; 13 AC No. 1 hits including "Mandy" and "Copacabana," 29 platinum albums, Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner, Las Vegas resident headliner.

Barry Mann

Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman, 1939), American Brill Building songwriter; with wife Cynthia Weil wrote "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "On Broadway", "Somewhere Out There"; Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame.

Barry McGuire

Barry McGuire (born 1935, Oklahoma City) is an American singer-songwriter, former New Christy Minstrels lead singer, whose 1965 protest hit "Eve of Destruction" topped the Billboard Hot 100; he later became a pioneering contemporary Christian music artist.

Barry Sadler

Barry Sadler (1940–1989), Staff Sergeant Barry Allen Sadler, was a US Army Special Forces medic and singer whose patriotic 1966 hit "The Ballad of the Green Berets" topped the Billboard chart for five weeks, and who later wrote the Casca adventure novels before dying after a 1988 shooting in Guatemala.

Barry Weiss

Barry Weiss (music executive), also led Jive Records, Zomba Label Group, RCA/Jive, and Universal's East Coast labels; distinct from the Storage Wars TV personality and from columnist Bari Weiss; co-founded RECORDS with Sony Music in 2015.

Barry White

Barry White (Barry Eugene Carter, 1944–2003), American soul and disco singer-songwriter and producer with a deep bass-baritone voice, known for Love Unlimited, the Love Unlimited Orchestra's "Love's Theme," and over 100 million records sold.

Bars and Melody

Bars and Melody (BAM) were a British pop-rap duo of rapper Leondre Devries (Bars) and singer Charlie Lenehan (Melody), Britain's Got Talent 2014 golden-buzzer finalists who placed third and released the UK No. 5 single "Hopeful".

Bart Millard

Bart Millard (born 1972) is an American Christian singer-songwriter, founding lead singer of MercyMe, who wrote "I Can Only Imagine" after his father's death from cancer; the RIAA's best-selling Christian song, later a hit 2018 biopic.

Bart Skils

Bart Skils, the stage name of Bart Schils, is a Dutch techno DJ and producer based in Amsterdam, best known for his releases on Drumcode Records.