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| | John Barry |
 | | Born on November 3, 1933 in York, England, John Barry studied piano and composition with the music master of York Minster (cathedral) and Bill Russo, one of Stan Kenton's arrangers. |
 | | After his discharge, Barry and several of his fellow military band mates formed the John Barry Seven, an instrumental group that created an odd hybrid of Dixieland, mood music, and early experimentations in electronics. |
 | | After writing soundtracks and incidental music for a number of now-forgotten films, Barry got his big break when he was hired to write the score for the first James Bond movie, "Dr. No." Barry introduced elements of rock into his music, most memorably in the guitar line (played by Vic Flick) for the opening sequence. |
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