Born in Chicago, Barry moved to Oklahoma when he was two years old, and then moved to Joplin, Missouri, where he grew up.  Shortly after high school, he was on the road with Sow Belly, a Southern Rock outfit.

Sow Belly
Ronnie Brooks, Terry Thomas, Barry Rapp (front row)
John Moss, Ace Moreland (back row)

Sow Belly moved to Jacksonville, Florida in the mid 70's where they were signed by Armstrong Agency Management Company who also managed Molly Hatchett. 
 

Barry and Ace then moved to Macon, Georgia where they got a dose of Soul Music while playin' the Chittlin Circuit with Tony Dorsey and Magic

Tony Dorsey, the leader of the band and trombonist, left this band to join Paul McCartney's Wings Over America Tour.

In the late 70's, Barry moved back to Jacksonville, where he joined the newly formed Henry Paul Band on Atlantic Records.

Barry and Henry wrote "Grey Ghost", the title track of the band's biggest album, selling over 250,000 copies.  Barry also sang the band's first nationally charted single, Cross-Fire.  Barry contributed on their next album, "Feel The Heat" and  co writing the title track of the next album, "Anytime"

Henry Paul, Dave Fiester, Wally Dentz, Monte Yoho (front row)
Billy Crain, Bill Hoffman, Barry Rapp (back row)

They toured continuously for four years, opening for The Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Charlie Daniels, Rossington Collins and Marshall Tucker, just to name a few.

Henry Paul Band Feel The Heat Tour

Upon leaving Henry Paul Band, Barry formed his own band in Jacksonville, One Eyed Jacks, featuring Robert Nix of Atlanta Rhythm Section fame on drums.

One Eyed Jacks

Max Schwennsen, Barry Rapp (front row)
Steve Grisham, Robert Nix, Bobby Croft (back row)

One Eyed Jacks was musically one of the best bands of Barry's experience.

By the late 80's Barry was trying to cross over Southern Rock with Country, the result was TimePiece.

TimePiece

Tim Lindsey, Bobby Johns, Barry Lee Harwood, 
Barry Rapp, Steve McNally

TimePiece was a Jacksonville favorite, touring the Southeast and opening for all the top Country acts.  They recorded one release, "Time For A Change" packed with powerful original Southern Country.

Ace Moreland's West Side Story

Chip Miller, Tim Lindsey, Ace Moreland, Randall Hall, Barry Rapp

Also in the mid 90’s Barry did a lot of work at Kingsnake Studio with Ace Moreland recording several CDs.  Working again with Ace is like coming full circle for Barry with the release of Route 66.

Big Jim & The Twins

(l to r)  Phil Swindle, Nick Nicholson, Barry Rapp,
Jim Jenness, Scott Johnson

Big Jim and the Twins released a CD “Yeah We Smoke” with a blues focus.

Artimus Pyle, Mike Estes, Randall Hall, Tim Lindsey,
Sammy Buonocore, Barry Rapp

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