Jamie Barnes - vocals

Ped Kelly - bass

Ross Rutherford - guitar

Gordon Campbell - guitar

Nod Kerr - drums

Dalmarnock born Jamie Barnes is one of Glasgow’s original rockers, his first band The Wildcats started their life playing at the Tollcross Co-operative Hall  in the mid 60s working their way up to venues like The Locarno in Glasgow, he later formed Jamie Barnes and Cochise in the early 70s  (Quote from Jamie Barnes 1982 - “The band is called Cochise because I was heavily into the north American Indian, Apache’s in particular, I read Cochise’s life story and he was a great man, a great leader, he was loyal and basically doing what we we’re doing, banding together to survive” ) Playing a mixture of soul, rock and blues as well as original material, the band built a massive following all over Scotland. As the reputation of the band spread,  many of Scotland's big names would drop by to jam, including Glasgow singer, actor and legend Frankie Miller who would always join Jamie onstage when he was in town. Relentless gigging, sometimes six shows per week fine tuned the band earning the band a reputation that is still respected today. Jamie Barnes was known in the 80s band scene as the ‘Godfather of Glasgow pub/rock’ respected by all musicians for his raw talent and persistence to perform live in halls and venues that he could have out grown and left behind but chose not to. He refused to be told what to do or where to play remaining true to his roots. In recent years Jamie performed regularly in Rockers and MacSorley's in Glasgow.  Jamie was part of an exhibition at People’s Palace museum in Glasgow featuring a portrait of the singer and a profile, part of which read - “Depending on which fans you talk to, Jamie Barnes and Cochise have been around for about 100 years, give or take a few”.  An old rocker you might say, but highly regarded and respected by his fans and peers in the Scottish rock scene. Sadly, Jamie died in August 2024.  He was 85.

Jamie playing at The Locarno in Glasgow with The Wildcats 1959.