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Kearney Barton: Architect of the Northwest Sound (2LP) Fat Beats Records hooky record that may notWhen Seattle based recording engineer Kearney Barton died in 2012, the 80 year old studio veteran had spent the past 50 years recording the cream of the Seattle music scene through the decades. The Fleetwoods, Quincy Jones, The Ventures, The Wailers, The Sonics, Ann Wilson (Heart), The Frantics, The Kingsmen, and Dave Lewis to name a few. Barton also captured Seattles vibrant 1960s 70s R&B and soul scene, including Black On White Affair and Soul