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   Lem Barney

   Barney and Farr sing background vocals on Gaye's classic 1971 song "What's Going On", for which Lem earned a Gold Record.
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   Detroit Lions

   College games in the area also helped to spread the chanting. ... 20 Lem Barney, DB (1992)
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   Marvin Gaye

   As a child in his father's church, Gaye sang and played instruments in the choir. ... Gaye told friends he had thought of quitting music, at one point trying for the American football team the Detroit Lions (where he met acquaintances Mel Farr and Lem Barney), but after the success of his productions with the Originals, Gaye entered the studio on June 1, 1970 and recorded "What's Going On", "God is Love", and "Sad Tomorrows" - an early version of "Flying High (In the Friendly Sky)".
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   Mel Farr

   Farr and his teammate Lem Barney also sang background vocals on the 1971 Marvin Gaye song "What's Going On".
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   What's Going On (song)

   Additional vocals by Mel Farr and Lem Barney
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   What's Going On

   All lead vocals by Marvin Gaye ... Mel Farr and Lem Barney of the Detroit Lions
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   History of the Detroit Lions

   He remained friends with a number of the players, particularly Mel Farr and Lem Barney, who appear as background vocalists on his 1971 classic single "What's Going On."
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   Deacon Jones

   Sonny Jurgensen | Bart Starr | Johnny Unitas | John David Crow | Paul Hornung | Leroy Kelly | Gale Sayers | Jim Brown | Jim Taylor | John Mackey | Del Shofner | Charley Taylor | Gary Collins | Boyd Dowler | Bob Brown | Forrest Gregg | Ralph Neely | Gene Hickerson | Jerry Kramer | Howard Mudd | Jim Ringo | Doug Atkins | Willie Davis | Deacon Jones | Alex Karras | Bob Lilly | Merlin Olsen | Dick Butkus | Larry Morris | Ray Nitschke | Tommy Nobis | Dave Robinson | Herb Adderley | Lem Barney | Bobby Boyd | Eddie Meador | Larry Wilson | Willie Wood | Jim Bakken | Don Chandler
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   John Riggins

   Lem Barney • Al Davis • John Mackey • John Riggins
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    Alex Karras

    Sonny Jurgensen | Bart Starr | Johnny Unitas | John David Crow | Paul Hornung | Leroy Kelly | Gale Sayers | Jim Brown | Jim Taylor | John Mackey | Del Shofner | Charley Taylor | Gary Collins | Boyd Dowler | Bob Brown | Forrest Gregg | Ralph Neely | Gene Hickerson | Jerry Kramer | Howard Mudd | Jim Ringo | Doug Atkins | Willie Davis | Deacon Jones | Alex Karras | Bob Lilly | Merlin Olsen | Dick Butkus | Larry Morris | Ray Nitschke | Tommy Nobis | Dave Robinson | Herb Adderley | Lem Barney | Bobby Boyd | Eddie Meador | Larry Wilson | Willie Wood | Jim Bakken | Don Chandler

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Lem Barney,
• Detroit Lions,
• Marvin Gaye,
• Mel Farr,
• What's Going On (song),
• What's Going On,
• History of the Detroit Lions,
• Deacon Jones,
• John Riggins,
• Alex Karras