Nickey barclay biography

American singer, songwriter and musician

Musical artist

Nicole Barclay (born )^[1] is an American singer, songwriter and musician.

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She was a member of the all-female rock group Fanny and has collaborated with Joe Cocker, Barbra Streisand and Keith Moon.

Career

In the late s, Barclay joined the collective of session musicians known as the Musicians Contact Service in Los Angeles. In January , she was asked to join the all-female rock group Fanny as a singer and keyboardist.^[2] She was one of the main songwriters and lead singers in the group, and appeared on all their albums, adding soul, blues and funk influences to the group's overall sound.^[2][3]

After joining Joe Cocker for a few months on his March US tour as a backing vocalist, during which she was recorded for the live album Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Barclay returned to Fanny.^[4][5] She played on Barbra Streisand's album, Stoney End^{[ Fanny (band) - Wikipedia ZUT}