Gary Barnacle
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Gary Barnacle, b. Dover (England) 1955, is a Saxophonist primarily noted for session work during the 1980s with a large number of popular music acts including pop singer Kim Wilde with whom he went out in the mid-80s. He was also in an electro-pop duo with ex-Positive Noise singer Ross Middleton called Leisure Process.
He is credited on work by Level 42, Big Fun, Paul Hardcastle, Visage, The Beautiful South, Rick Astley, Public Image Limited, Pet Shop Boys, Kim Wilde, Jamiroquai, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Bjork, Tina Turner, The Ruts and Phil Collins. He worked frequently with Stock Aitken Waterman as a session musician in their PWL studios.
Barnacle also plays flute and keyboards.