Mike Barson
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Michael Barson is a British multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 45 years, Barson came to prominence in the late 1970s as keyboard player for the band Madnes
Barson performing live with Madness in 2013
Barson in 2017
Madness (band)
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Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town, north-west London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s/early-1980s two-tone ska revival, they continue to pe
Mike Barson
…songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 45 years, Barson came to prominence in the late 1970s as keyboard player for the band Madness. He is often known by the nicknames "Monsieur Barso" or "Barzo". Barson was the primary lyricist and composer for the band, writing such hits as "My…
Madness performing in 2024
Madness performing live at Bimbos in 2005
Madness performing at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London
Madness on stage at the Manchester Arena in 2014