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 151-175 of 269 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 88343 | 7/8/1955 | Doctor Jazz | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88344 | 7/8/1955 | London blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88353 | 7/11/1955 | She's cryin' for me | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88354 | 7/11/1955 | Muskrat ramble | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88355 | 7/11/1955 | I'm not rough | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88356 | 7/11/1955 | Weary blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88357 | 7/13/1955 | Lonesome and sorry | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88358 | 7/13/1955 | Deep Henderson | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88359 | 7/13/1955 | Down by the riverside | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88360 | 7/13/1955 | When my sugar walks down the street | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88361 | 7/13/1955 | Stars fell on Alabama | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88362 | 7/13/1955 | Wabash blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88363 | 7/13/1955 | Missouri waltz | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88364 | 7/13/1955 | Maryland, my Maryland | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88382 | 7/14/1955 | Cabin in the cotton | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88383 | 7/14/1955 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88384 | 7/14/1955 | My old Kentucky home | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88385 | 7/14/1955 | China boy | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88390 | 7/15/1955 | That eccentric rag | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88391 | 7/15/1955 | Grace and beauty | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88392 | 7/15/1955 | Temptation rag | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88393 | 7/15/1955 | Sensation rag | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 88869 | 12/6/1955 | Singin' the blues till my Daddy comes home | Jimmy McPartland Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 89582 | 3/21/1956 | Boston town | George Barnes | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 89583 | 3/21/1956 | Flamenco love | George Barnes | instrumentalist, electric guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barnes, George," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104930.
Barnes, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104930.
"Barnes, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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