Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale (April 28, 1910 – January 29, 1986) was an American jazz guitarist and session musician. He played bass and banjo before settling on guitar. In the 1930s Barksdale moved to Chicago, where he was in Erskine Tate's band. He recorded for the first time with violinist Eddie South in 1931, and he remained with South until 1939. He moved to New York City and became a member of the Benny Carter big band. Around the same time, he recorded with Sidney Bechet. During the 1940s, he worked for CBS as a session musician. As a sideman, Barksdale played guitar in many genres. He worked with vocalists Dean Barlow, Maxine Sullivan, the Blenders, and the Clovers. He played on the hit "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia and was music director for the Ink Spots. Beginning in 1949, he worked with pianist Art Tatum until Tatum died in 1956. During the 1950s and '60s, he was a member of the house band at ABC. He played on recordings by Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. Among his other jazz associations are Milt Hinton, Buddy Tate, Clark Terry, and Louis Armstrong. He also played guitar in the studio for pop and soul musicians such as The Drifters (including on "Under the Boardwalk" and "Saturday Night at the Movies") and Ben E. King. Barksdale retired from active performance in the 1970s and moved to California. He died there in 1986. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born April 28th, 1910 (Detroit), Died January 29th, 1986 (Inglewood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, banjo, vocalist, string bass
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 245 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-67558 | 10-in. | 9/27/1931 | Se va la vida | Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-67559 | 10-in. | 9/27/1931 | Mama, yo quiero un novio | Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BS-75495 | 10-in. | 5/3/1933 | Old Man Harlem | Eddie South International Orchestra ; Wilton Hinton | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-75496 | 10-in. | 5/3/1933 | No more blues | Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-75497 | 10-in. | 5/3/1933 | Nagasaki | Everett Barksdale ; Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-75862 | 10-in. | 6/12/1933 | My! Oh, my! | Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-75863 | 10-in. | 6/12/1933 | Mamma mockingbird | Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-75864 | 10-in. | 6/12/1933 | Gotta go! | Everett Barksdale ; Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-067791 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | I'm coming, Virginia | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-067792 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | Limehouse blues | New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-067793 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | Georgia cabin | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, string bass, guitar | |
Victor | BS-067794 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | Texas moaner | New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-068114 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | Rose room | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-068115 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | Oh! Lady be good! | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-068116 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | What is this thing called love | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Decca | 68284 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | By the watermelon vine, Lindy Lou | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 68285 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | The last kiss you gave me | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 68286 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | Boogie woogie sugar blues | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 68287 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | I've been in love before | Benny Carter Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 75203 | 8/29/1949 | Keeps on rainin' | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 75204 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 75221 | 9/1/1949 | Maybe it's because | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 75222 | 9/1/1949 | I'll keep the lovelight burning | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 75241 | 9/8/1949 | Do your duty | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 75242 | 9/8/1949 | Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barksdale, Everett," accessed March 4, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
Barksdale, Everett. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 4, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
"Barksdale, Everett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 4 March 2021.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Everett Barksdale
Discogs: Barksdale, Everett
Allmusic: Barksdale, Everett
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Barksdale, Everett - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91086826
Wikidata: Everett Barksdale - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1381981
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/51874391/
MusicBrainz: Barksdale, Everett - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3167c8cd-fb13-4580-ba0c-b0672a809e89
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