MICKEY BARNETT



THE MICKEY BARNETT SHOW
RECORDING ARTIST, SONGWRITER, RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVE, RADIO PERSONALITY, PUBLISHER AND RECORD PRODUCER. MICKEY BARNETT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ALMOST EVERY PHASE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. AT A YOUNG AGE, MICKEY STARTED ACTING IN BIT PARTS ON MANY NETWORK TELEVISION PROGRAMS. AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN MICKEY DECIDED ON A SINGING CAREER.

MICKEY'S 1963 RECORDING OF "JUST A MEMORY" BOTH AS A WRITER AND ARTIST MARKED THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S SOUND OF MICKEY BARNETT. IT WAS A PICK HIT IN CASHBOX TRADE PUBLICATION. THEN IN 1968 LITTLE GIANT RECORDS RELEASED MICKEY'S RECORDING OF "GONE". THE SOUND WAS BEGINNING TO CATCH THE PUBLIC'S EAR. THEN THE FLIP SIDE TOOK OFF. "DON'T YOU BELEIVE HER"  BECAME A TOP TEN HIT ON MANY RADIO STATION PLAYLISTS.

THE SUCCESS OF "DON"T YOU BELEIVE HER" OPENED THE DOORS AT PICKWICK INTERNATIONAL RECORDS.  MICKEY APPEARED ON ABOUT 15 ALBUMS FOR THAT LABEL. AS A RESULT OF THAT VENTURE, SONGWRITER DOC POMUS, CONTACTED MICKEY AND ASKED HIM TO WORK IN THE STUDIOS AND RECORD SEVERAL EXCLUSIVE DEMO'S FOR ELVIS PRESLEY.

IN 1974, MICKEY WAS SIGNED TO DE LITE RECORDS RECORDING ON THEIR SUBSIDARY LABEL. AGAIN MICKEY SHOWED UP ON THE NATIONAL CHARTS, WITH A SERIES OF SESSIONS RECORDED IN NASHVILLE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF VETERAN PRODUCER CLYDE OTIS.

MICKEYS WIDE RANGE STYLE HAS HIM APPEARING AT CONCERTS, HOTEL NIGHTCLUBS, WORLD WIDE RESORTS, FAIRS AND ON RADIO AND TELEVISION. IN 1976 HE WAS PART OF A BI-CENTENIAL PROGRAM THAT HAD HIM APPEARING FORM THE STATUE OF LIBERTY TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

MICKEY HAS RECEIVED AWARDS FROM MANY MUSIC INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS. AWARDS SUCH AS BAND OF THE YEAR, MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR, AND ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR ARE DISPLAYED IN HIS OFFICE AND RECORDING STUDIO.

APPEARANCES
ARUBA PALM BEACH HOTEL - ARUBA, NA * BEST WESTERN PARAMOUNT HOTEL - PARKSVILLE, NY 
CAPITOL MUSIC HALL - WHEELING, WEST VA * CEASARS - POCONO, PA
CONCORD HOTEL - KIAMESHA LAKE, NY * DANBURY STATE FAIR - DANBURY, CT
FALLSVIEW HOTEL - ELLENVILLE, NY * GRANIT HOTEL - KERHONKSON, NY
GROSSINGERS'S HOTEL - LIBERTY, NY * GOLDEN NUGGETT - LAS VEGAS, NV
HOTEL TAFT - NYC, NY * INDIAN RANCH - WEBSTER, MA
KING OF THE ROAD - NASHVILLE, TN * KUTSHERS COUNTRY CLUB - MONTICELLO, NY
LAKE COMPOUNCE - BRISTOL, CT * LONE STAR CAFE' - NYC, NY
MONTICELLO RACEWAY - MONTICELLO, NY * NEVELE GRANDE' HOTEL - ELLENVILLE, NY
O'LUNNY'S - NYC, NY * PALISADES AMUSEMENT PARK - FORT LEE, NJ
PINE GROVE DUDE RANCH - KERHONKSON, NY * RALEIGH HOTEL - SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY
ROCKIN HORSE DUDE RANCH - HIGHLAND, NY * SARATOGA FAIR - SARATOGA, NY
SARATOGA RACEWAY - SARATOGA, NY * TWIN STATE JAMBOREE - ASCUTNEY, VT
VALLEY VIEW - KENOZA LAKE, NY * VILLA ROMA, CALLICOON, NY * WOODLOCH PINES - HAWLEY, PA 
  CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
FOOD MERCHANTS CONVENTION (3 YRS) * POLASKI POLICE ASSN. (15 YRS)
IBM (5 YRS) * FRONTIER INSURANCE (3 YRS) * INTERNATIONAL POLICE ASSN (6 YRS)
EDDIE ADAMS PHOTO CONFAB (10YRS) * WARNER BROS. (2 yrs) * NYS EMS (3 YRS)
RCA RETIREES (1 YR) * NY YANKEES/GENE MICHAELS SCHOLARSHIP FUND (15 yrs)
LIONS * ELKS * EAGLES * ROTARY * K OF C * MASONS


CONTACT MICKEY AND LITTLE GIANT RECORDS AT LITTLEGIANT@IN4WEB.COM

MICKEY BARNETT SINGLES
LP'S - CASSETTES - CD'S

I'M SORRY I CHEATED ON YOU / JUST A MEMORY - ABS - 1963
DON'T YOU BELEIVE HER / GONE - LITTLE GIANT - 1967
KEEP YOUR COTTON PICKIN HANDS /I KEEP THINKING TO MYSELF - DOWN YONDER - 1974
THE LONELIEST HEARTBREAKIN'EST TOWN / LORD YOU KNOW HOW MEN ARE - DOWN YONDER - 1975
NOW THAT YOUR GONE / MISS TULLY'S BAR - LITTLE GIANT - 1976
TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT / MA MA'S SIDE OF THE BED - LITTLE GIANT - 1977

COUNTRY HITS - LITTLE GIANT - 1965
MICKEY BARNETT SINGS THE HITS OF JOHNNY CASH - HILLTOP - 1966
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS - PICKWICK - 1967
FOLSOM PRISON BLUES - DESIGN - 1967
RAINY NIGHT IN GEOGRIA - DESIGN - 1967
GALVESTON - DESIGN - 1968
ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL - DESIGN - 1968
WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES - DESIGN -1968
LET IT BE - PICKWICK - 1970
18 YELLOW ROSES - LITTLE GIANT - 1976
VILLA ROMA - KILLER - 1979
MICKEY BARNETT BY REQUEST - KILLER - 1985
MICKEY BARNETT ON STAGE - LITTLE GIANT - 1995
COUNTRY FAVORITES WITH OLD FRIENDS - LITTLE GIANT - 1998
LOVES UP'S AND DOWN'S - LITTLE GIANT - 2000
ALL ABOARD - CPS - 2002




Posted March, 2002