About Alan Barton
Lived 1953 – 1995 (aged 41). Alan Barton was a British singer and guitarist.
Alan Leslie Barton (16 September 1953 – 23 March 1995) was a British singer and member of the hit-making duo Black Lace. Their hits include "Agadoo", "Superman" and their United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest 1979 seventh-place finisher "Mary Ann" in Jerusalem.
Career Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire,
Barton died in March 1995, at the age of 41, from injuries incurred when Smokie's tour bus crashed during a hailstorm in Cologne, Germany.
He is buried at Liversedge cemetery, West Yorkshire.
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Who was Alan Barton?
British musician (1953–1995)
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Alan Barton was born on 16 September 1953 in Barnsley.
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Alan Barton died on 23 March 1995 in Cologne.
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Alan Barton was a singer and guitarist.
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Alan Barton was British.
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