Colin Ernest "Barry" Jenkins (22 December 1944 – 27 January 2024) was an English musician, best known for being a drummer for the Animals during both of that 1960s group's incarnations.
[1] Barry Jenkins replaced Roger Groome as the drummer for the British R&B based group The Nashville Teens in 1963.
In March 1966, original Animals drummer John Steel left the band, after the release of their hit single "Inside-Looking Out".
Upon Steel's departure from The Animals, Jenkins was immediately hired by Burdon and the band's new management, without an audition, to the consternation of bassist Chas Chandler.
Between September 1967 and December 1968, the band released a series of albums and hit singles, the latter including "When I Was Young", "San Franciscan Nights", "Monterey", "Good Times" and "Sky Pilot".
[5] Jenkins is credited with playing piano, along with Brian Auger on keyboards on Workers Playtime, the 1971 sole album release by the band B.B.
[6][7] In 1975, he contributed drums to selections on A Letter Home, an album that included performances by former bandmate Hilton Valentine.