Barrie Poole-Adams, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 22nd at the age of 85 at Valley Hills Health and Rehab in Hendersonville, NC. He was a resident of Shelby, NC since 2001.

He will be missed by his brother, Derek Poole-Adams, four children; Donna Martin, Daren Poole-Adams, Duane Poole-Adams and Leslee Edmonson, his six cherished granddaughters; Stephanie Martin, Susannah Brabyn, Lia Poole-Adams, Charlee, Blake, and Riley Edmonson, and newly arrived great-granddaughter Ivy Rose Brabyn.

He was born in St. Albans, England on July 22, 1940 to Lancelot and Helen Poole-Adams.

Barrie was a man of many interests and skills but will surely be remembered for his great musical talent and legacy. He spent much of his life performing on stages across the UK and America under the stage name "Don Adams". He was a pioneer of the early British Rock & Roll scene in the late fifties and early sixties. Along with contemporaries Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, he performed with many of the early American Rock & Roll acts that toured the UK such as Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. He continued to perform and play music well into his eighties.

He spent his life with a guitar in his hands and passed with one at the foot of his bed.

Private Family Services will be held at a later date.

Robert Morgan Funeral and Cremation Service, LLC is honored to serve the Poole-Adams Family/Friends. Memorial tributes may be made at www.rsmorganfsl.com.