Collection: Barbara Roy
Barbara Gaskins
American vocalist.
Born: Kinston, North Carolina, USA.
Roy was the lead vocalist and a principal songwriter in the group Ecstasy, Passion & Pain. She started with her niece in a singing duo, Barbara And Brenda, then played guitar for Inez and Charlie Foxx (“Mockingbird”) and on various recording sessions in New York until joining Ecstasy, Passion & Pain in 1973.
From 1977 to 1981 Barbara continued with session work. She recorded some solo singles in the mid-1980s, and was in the supergroup Togetherness in 1989. Since then, her vocals have been sampled in various dance tracks.
Aunt to Brenda Gaskins, and Jocelyn Brown.
Barbara Gaskins
B. Roy, Barbra Roy
