# Barry Tashian

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{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = Tashians.jpg
| caption           = Barry performing with his partner Holly in 1994
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1945|8|5}}
| birth_place       = [Oak Park, Illinois](/source/Oak_Park%2C_Illinois), U.S.
| genre             = Rock, country
| instrument        = Guitar, vocals
| years_active      = 1960s-present
| current_member_of = [The Remains](/source/The_Remains_(band)), [Barry and Holly Tashian](/source/Barry_and_Holly_Tashian)
}}

'''Barry Tashian''' (born 5 August 1945) is an American rock and folk musician.

== Career ==

=== The Remains ===
Tashian, together with his fellow students at [Boston University](/source/Boston_University),<ref name="westportnow">{{cite news |date=February 25, 2014 |title=Obituaries Rudolph 'Chip' Damiani, 69 |publisher=WestportNow.com |url=http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2_5/comments/rudolph_chip_damiani_69/}}</ref><ref name="blog.ctnews.com">{{Cite web |url=http://blog.ctnews.com/culturecache/2014/02/25/chip-damiani-drummer-for-westport-rock-group-the-remains-dead-at-69/#20965101=0 |title=Chip Damiani, drummer for Westport rock group The Remains, dead at 69 |access-date=2023-10-28 |archive-date=2015-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509221915/http://blog.ctnews.com/culturecache/2014/02/25/chip-damiani-drummer-for-westport-rock-group-the-remains-dead-at-69/#20965101=0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> singer/guitarist Barry Tashian, keyboardist Bill Briggs, and bassist Vern Miller, formed the band the Remains, in 1964.<ref name="Whitburn 2003">{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur |title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |year=2003 |isbn=0-89820-155-1 |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref name="allmusic1">{{Cite web |title=The Remains Biography, Songs, & Albums |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-remains-mn0000897322/biography |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)}}</ref> The band, in their finest day appeared on ''[The Ed Sullivan Show](/source/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show)''. They also were one of the opening acts for [The Beatles](/source/The_Beatles)' final U.S. tour in 1966. The group split up in 1966, before returning for a one-off performance at the [Boston Tea Party](/source/Boston_Tea_Party_(concert_venue)) venue. On March A recording of the performance was lost for more than 40 years. Following its discovery, [Sundazed Music](/source/Sundazed_Music) released ''Live 1969'' on January 12, 2018 featuring nine songs from that night.<ref>{{Citation |title=Barry & the Remains, The Remains - Live 1969 Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-1969-mw0003127272 |access-date=2023-10-28 |language=en}}</ref> Of the live recording, Tashian said, "There’s nothing else in the Remains world as wild as this one. We were on fire... on the brink...".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remains, The - Live 1969 - LP |url=https://sundazed.com/the-remains-live-1969.aspx |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=SUNDAZED MUSIC}}</ref> Taishan currently performs in the new version of the Remains featuring members Vern Miller and Bill Briggs as of 1998.

=== Barry and Holly Tashian ===
Since 1972, Tashian has been one half of the bluegrass duo [Barry and Holly Tashian](/source/Barry_and_Holly_Tashian), alongside his partner Holly. They were awarded the National Association of Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD) award for their album "Straw into Gold" (Country Album of the Year). In 1998 their album, "Harmony" was nominated for Bluegrass Album of the Year by the Nashville Music Awards. 
As songwriters, Barry and Holly have written for Kenny Rogers, Solomon Burke, Ty England, Daniel O'Donnell, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Roland White, Kate Brislin and Jody Stecher, Niall Toner, and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-18 |title=Barry & Holly Tashian |url=http://www.tashianmusic.com/bio.php |access-date=2023-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318015923/http://www.tashianmusic.com/bio.php |archive-date=2009-03-18 }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Barry is of [Armenian](/source/Armenians) descent. His paternal grandparents emigrated from [Sivas](/source/Sivas), [Armenia](/source/Armenia) and settled in the Chicago area in 1897. His maternal grandparents emigrated from [Turkey](/source/Turkey) during the [Holocaust](/source/The_Holocaust) and settled in the Chicago area as well. His parents met at the World's Fair in Chicago and eventually moved to [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grigoryan |first=Ashot |date=2023-10-28 |title=Barry Tashian; On the same page with The Beatles |url=https://mirrorspectator.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Armenian-Mirror-Spectator-October-28-2023-fin.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207111500/https://mirrorspectator.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Armenian-Mirror-Spectator-October-28-2023-fin.pdf |archive-date=2023-12-07 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=mirrorspectator.com |page=6}}</ref>

Barry’s son [Daniel Tashian](/source/Daniel_Tashian) is the leader of Nashville pop band [The Silver Seas](/source/The_Silver_Seas) and a Grammy award-winning songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-11 |title=Daniel Tashian Interview - Hit Songwriter & Producer |url=https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/daniel-tashian-songwriter-producer-2019.htm,%20https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/daniel-tashian-songwriter-producer-2019.htm |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=www.songwriteruniverse.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

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