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 126-150 of 269 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 86984 | 10/29/1954 | Tiger rag mambo | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 86985 | 10/29/1954 | [Unknown title(s)] | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87856 | 4/15/1955 | Fine and dandy | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87857 | 4/15/1955 | Limehouse blues | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87858 | 4/15/1955 | S'posin' | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87859 | 4/15/1955 | Chicken wire blues | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87860 | 4/15/1955 | Lover man-1 | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87861 | 4/15/1955 | Tea for two | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87862 | 4/15/1955 | I thought about you | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87863 | 4/15/1955 | Strike up the band | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87864 | 4/15/1955 | Poor butterfly | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87865 | 4/15/1955 | Body and soul-2 | Steve Allen | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87959 | 5/8/1954 | I want to be happy | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87960 | 5/8/1954 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87961 | 5/8/1954 | Big noise from Winnetka | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87962 | 5/8/1954 | Love me or leave me | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 87972 | 5/8/1954 | At sundown-2 | Billy Butterfield Jazz Band ; Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88176 | 6/15/1955 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88177 | 6/15/1955 | Basin Street blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88330 | 7/7/1955 | Smokehouse blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88331 | 7/7/1955 | The pearls | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88332 | 7/7/1955 | Grandpa's spells | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88333 | 7/7/1955 | Mister Jelly Lord | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88341 | 7/8/1955 | Chimes blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88342 | 7/8/1955 | Keyhole blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | 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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