Barry Beckett | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barry Edward Beckett |
| Born | February 4, 1943 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 2009 (aged 66) Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Keyboards |
| Formerly of | Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section |
Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder. He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which performed with numerous notable artists on their studio albums and helped define the "Muscle Shoals sound".
Among the artists Beckett recorded with were Bob Dylan, Boz Scaggs, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, Duane Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Dire Straits, The Proclaimers and Phish. He was also briefly a member of the band Traffic.