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J J Barnes

The Halo Gospel Singers (members J. J. Barnes, Ortheia Barnes, Johnny Starks, Charles Sims, Calvin Southern, and Donald Southern)

The Five Seniors (members J. J. Barnes, Barry Reed, Don York, Walter Payton and Bobby ?)

J. J. Barnes & The Dell Fi's / J. J. Barnes

Kable 437 - My Love Came Tumbling Down / Won't You Let Me Know - 1960 *flip by J. J. Barnes

J. J. Barnes (born Jimmy James Barnes 30-November-1943 in Detroit, Michigan)

Rich 1005 - My Love Came Tumbling Down / Won't You Let Me Know – 1960

J. J. Barnes Orchestra Conducted by F. Brown 

Rich 1737 - My Love Came Tumbling Down / Won't You Let Me Know – 1962

J. J. Barnes 

Mickay's 3004 - Just One More Time / Hey Child I Love You - 1963
Scepter 1266 - Just One More Time / Hey Child I Love You – 1963
Mickay's 3114 - These Chains Of Love / Color Green - 1963
Mickay's 300 - These Chains Of Love / Color Green – 1963
Mickay's 351 - Teenage Queen / Someone – 1963
Mickay's 353 - So Far Away / Love Requires Understanding – 1964
Mickay's 4471/4472 - Lonely No More / Get A Hold Of Yourself - 1964    
Ring 101 - Poor Unfortunate Me  (I Ain't Got Nobody)* / She Ain't Ready - 1964 *backing vocals Ortheia Barnes. Also recorded in 1967 by Gigi & The Charmaines on Columbia 4-44246 and in 1968 by Gloria Taylor on King Soul 493-2.  
Ring - It’s Alright To Cry - Unreleased
Ric-Tic 106 - Please Let Me In / I Think I Found A Love – 1965
Ric-Tic 110 - Real Humdinger / I Ain't Gonna Do It – 1966
Ric-Tic 115 - Day Tripper / Don't Bring Me Bad News – 1966
 

The Holidays (members Eddie Anderson, Steve Mancha and J.J. Barnes, Edwin Starr's vocal overdubbed on recording - not actual member) 

Golden World 36 - I'll Love You Forever / Makin' Up Time - 1966 (produced by Don Davis) 

J. J. Barnes 

Ric-Tic 117 - Say It / Deeper In Love - 1966
Groovesville 555 - Sweet Sherry* / ? - 1967 *unreleased as a legitimate 45 in the U. S. A. this track saw release as a bootleg on this label number. It was released in 1975 in the U. K. backed with "Chains Of Love" on Contempo 2048.
Groovesville 1006 - Baby Please Come Back Home / Chains Of Love – 1967
Groovesville 1008 - Now That I Got You Back / Forgive Me – 1967
Groovesville 1009 - Easy Living / ? – 1967 (Possibly unreleased)
Groove City 206 - Easy Living / I've Lost You - 1967 (With The Holidays)
Revilot 216 - Now She's Gone* / Hold On To It** - 1968 * an instrumental of this release was issued in 1967 by The Le Baron Strings on Solid Hit 111 and in 1969 on Revilot 225. **covered in 1971 by The Limitations on Volt 4057
Revilot 218 - Sad Day A-Coming / I'll Keep Coming Back* - 1968 *an instrumental of this release was issued in 1967 by The Le Baron Strings on Solid Hit 111 and in 1969 by The Holidays on Revilot 226.
Revilot 222 - Our Love Is In The Pocket* / All Your Goodies Are Gone (Instrumental)** - 1969 *originally recorded in 1966 by Darrell Banks on Revilot 201. **a vocal version was issued in 1967 by The Parliaments on Revilot 211.
 

J. J. Barnes / Le Baron Strings 

Revilot 225 - So Called Friends / Now She's Gone (Instrumental)* - 1969 *flip by The LeBaron Strings. 

J. J. Barnes 

Buddah 120 - Evidence / I'll Keep Coming Back – 1969
Volt 4027 - Snowflakes / Got To Get Rid Of You – 1969
Invasion 1001 - My Baby / You're Still My Baby - 1970
 

Jay Rhythm (James Thorpe - co-owner of Leo and later Magic Touch with J. J. Barnes) 

Leo  Ar 884 - Wouldn't It Be A Pleasure / Soul Emotions* - ? *J. J. Barnes states he sings on flipside only 

J. J. Barnes 

Magic Touch 1000 - To An Early Grave / Cloudy Days – 1970
Perception 546 - You Are Just A Living Doll / I Make Believe I'm Touching You - 1973

Jimmy J. Barnes (J. J. Barnes)
 

Organic  Cwo-1 - I Think I've Got A Good Chance (Part 1) / I Think I've Got A Good Chance (Part 2)   - 1975 

J. J. Barnes 

Contempo 7003 - How Long / The Errol Flynn - 1977 

The Halo Gospel Singers featuring J. J. Barnes 

Golden Age 101 - Only Things From God (Will Last) (Part 1) / Only Things From God (Will Last) (Part 2) - 1981 

J. J. Barnes   

Achievement 10011 - Talk Of The Grapevine / On Top Of The World - 1988 

Discography by Dave Rimmer with additions and corrections by Bosko Asanovic, and J J Barnes