Effective period / Period of releases: 1980

NZ guitarist. After starting out in local bands in his hometown of Blenheim- NZ, Barry moved to Wellington-NZ and formed a band called 'Simple Image' which after two years on the road managed to reach #1 on the charts with a song called "Spinning Spinning Spinning".

Moved to Sydney-Australia working in Clubs, Festivals, and touring the country with legendary bands Bakery, Supermarket, and eventually formed the Barry Leef Band which became the in-house band at The Sydney Musicians Club.