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In high school, she joined a group with four other young singers: Barbara Parritt (later Toomer), June Montiero, Betty Stokes and Betty Blocker. Stokes and Blocker eventually left the group, and Harris, Parritt and Montiero formed a trio.
African-American singer. Name variations: Barbara Parritt Toomer, The Toys. Born Oct 1, 1944, in Wilmington, NC. Vocalist formed R&B girl group, The Toys, in Jamaica, NY, with June Montiero and Barbara Harris; with trio, had huge hit with single, "A Lover's Concert," based on Bach's "Minuet in G" (1964), followed by another hit, "Attack" (1966);
The Toys were an R&B group whose big hit was "A Lover's Concerto," an adaptation of a classical minuet by Bach. The Toys, June Montiero, Barbara Harris, and Barbara Parritt, were formed in the early Sixties in Jamaica, New York.
Barbara Parritt (born October 1, 1944, Wilmington, North Carolina).Vocalist who came to prominence in American pop & r&b group, The Toys. The Toys were an American pop girl group from Jamaica, New York, which was formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968.
Although Barbara Harris sang lead for the majority of the album (the group's producers felt that her voice was the most commercial), Barbara Parritt and June Montiero are each given a chance to sing lead as well, the former on “Hallelujah” and the latter on “Yesterday”. Parritt and Harris share the lead vocal duties on "Back ...
27. Okt. 2015 · Legendary girl group producer Phil Spector had designed his productions for the Crystals and the Ronettes as “little symphonies for the kiddies,” but “A Lover’s Concerto” moved the genre into the baroque period, both figuratively and literally.
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