George Barnes
George Warren Barnes (July 17, 1921– September 5, 1977) was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was also a conductor and arranger of music, and became the youngest ever for NBC when he was hired by them in that role at the age of seventeen. At this age he was considered a great player by many musicians including Tommy Dorsey, and Jimmy McPartland. Barnes also later became a recording engineer. During his career Barnes recorded with singers Mel Tormé, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Patti Page, Dinah Washington, Lena Horne, Billy Eckstine and Johnny Mathis among many others. He was an inspiration and influence to the musician Roy Clark and guitarists Herb Ellis and Merle Travis, among others. |
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 269 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 101476 | 1/24/1957 | Wild man blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101477 | 1/24/1957 | Gully low blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101478 | 1/24/1957 | Everybody loves my baby | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101479 | 1/24/1957 | Heebie jeebies | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101485 | 1/25/1957 | King of the Zulus | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101486 | 1/25/1957 | Froggie Moore (Frog-I-More rag) | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101487 | 1/25/1957 | Georgia grind | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101488 | 1/25/1957 | Snag it | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101489 | 1/25/1957 | Dippermouth blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101490 | 1/25/1957 | Canal Street blues | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101505 | 1/30/1957 | Angel | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101506 | 1/30/1957 | Angela mia | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101507 | 1/30/1957 | The prisoner's song | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101508 | 1/30/1957 | Goodnight angel | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101509 | 1/30/1957 | I'll string along with you | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 101510 | 1/30/1957 | And the angels sing | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 102757 | 6/27/1957 | Around the world | George Barnes | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 102758 | 6/27/1957 | Flower of Paris | George Barnes | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 102774 | 7/3/1957 | Tammy | George Barnes | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 104238 | 2/3/1958 | The stroll | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 104239 | 2/3/1958 | Ram-bunk-shush | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 104240 | 2/3/1958 | Honky tonk | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 104258 | 2/4/1958 | Nobody knows the trouble I've seen | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 104259 | 2/4/1958 | Down by the riverside | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 104260 | 2/4/1958 | Jonah and the whale | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, electric guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barnes, George," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104930.
Barnes, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104930.
"Barnes, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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