Joe Barry (born Joseph Barrios, 13 July 1939, Cut Off, Louisiana - 
died 31 August 2004) was an American swamp pop singer active on the 
early rock and roll scene.

Barry started recording locally in 1958, and released two singles on 
Jin Records around 1960. In 1961, the second single he released for
 Jin, "I'm a Fool to Care" (originally a hit for Les Paul and 
Mary Ford), was picked up for national distribution by Mercury Records 
subsidiary Smash Records. The tune hit #15 on the U.S. Black Singles 
chart and #24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The tune also charted in 
the United Kingdom. The follow-up single, "Teardrops in My Heart", 
also charted in the U.S. but did not reach the Top 40. Barry released 
several more singles on Smash and Nugget Records later in the 1960s 
but left the music industry soon after.

Barry returned to music in 1977, releasing a full-length country album, 
and followed with a religious album in 1980. Health problems prevented 
him from continuing a career in music later in his life until 2003, 
when he released an album which took several years of overdubbing to 
complete due to his physical limitations. He died in his birthplace 
of Cut Off, Louisiana, on 31 August 2004.