Everett Barksdale

Everett Barksdale (April 28, 1910 – January 29, 1986) was an American jazz guitarist and session musician.

Birth and Death Data: Born Detroit (city in and county seat of Wayne County, and largest city in State of Michigan, United States), Died January 29, 1986 (Inglewood (city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, banjo, vocalist, string bass

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 284 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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-057641 10-in. 11/13/1940 Walkin' by the river Una Mae Carlisle Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-057642 10-in. 11/13/1940 I met you then, I know you now Una Mae Carlisle Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
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 Artists vary 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 Artists vary Jazz/dance sextet instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-068112 10-in. 10/24/1941 12th street rag Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers Jazz/dance band 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  
Victor D7VB-0079 10-in. 1/21/1947 Blues in my heart Herman Chittison Trio ; Ethel Waters Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0257 10-in. 4/14/1947 Where is Sam? Bob Smith Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor D7VB-0258 10-in. 4/14/1947 You must have been a beautiful baby Bob Smith Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO42902 10-in. 4/10/1950 Jump 'til dawn Harlemonicas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO42903 10-in. 4/10/1950 I'll get by (as long as I have you) Harlemonicas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO42904 10-in. 4/10/1950 Harlemonica blues Harlemonicas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Columbia CO42905 10-in. 4/10/1950 Rockin' the blues away Harlemonicas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
(Results 1-25 of 284 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barksdale, Everett," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.

Barksdale, Everett. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.

"Barksdale, Everett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Barksdale, Everett - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91086826

Wikidata: Everett Barksdale - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1381981

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/51874391

MusicBrainz: Everett Barksdale - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3167c8cd-fb13-4580-ba0c-b0672a809e89

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