Barry Greenfield, Singer-Songwriter-Episode #406

Barry Greenfield is making his second appearance on StoryBeat. He’s a working musician and songwriter whose career spans from 1968 to the present. His 12 CDs have enjoyed global sales. Barry’s written three number-one songs and had twenty-plus songs covered by other artists. In 2025, his music was selected by HBO, BBC TV, and Australia Films for their original programming.

Barry’s also an author. His first book, a memoir, My Journey to Blue Sky, was published in March 2025. He and I chatted about My Journey to Blue Sky during our first conversation. You can find that episode on storybeat.net, wherever you listen to podcasts, and on YouTube.

Barry’s second book is a novel called All You Need Is Courage, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It tells the fictional tale of a young songwriter who meets and works with his heroes, The Beatles, during their heyday. The saga has more than a few parallels to Barry’s own history. If you enjoy stories about hardworking artists triumphing in the music business, I highly urge you to read All You Need Is Courage. You may find it to be truly inspirational.

Barry’s also written music for a documentary he produced called My Day in Auschwitz.  A selection from the film, The Gate, was published in the Yad Vashem 2025 coffee table book, Lessons from the Shoah.

Please stick around at the end of this episode because Barry has generously lent us his fantastic song, The Beautiful Band, which we’ll play for your listening pleasure.