Chris Barber
Donald Christopher Barber (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. He helped many musicians with their careers and had a UK top twenty trad jazz hit with "Petite Fleur" in 1959. These musicians included the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Barber's band. He provided an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner, and sponsored African-American blues musicians to visit Britain, making Barber a significant figure in launching the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 17, 1930 (Welwyn Garden City), Died March 2, 2021 (Welwyn Garden City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 104205 | 1/27/1958 | Kay-Cee rider | Chris Barber Jazz Band ; Ottilie Patterson | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 104206 | 1/27/1958 | Now I love my baby | Chris Barber Jazz Band ; Ottilie Patterson | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barber, Chris," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303027.
Barber, Chris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303027.
"Barber, Chris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Chris Barber
Discogs: Chris Barber
Allmusic: Chris Barber
IMDb: Chris Barber
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Barber, Chris, 1930-2021 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91074195
Wikidata: Chris Barber - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q491092
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/84963421
MusicBrainz: Chris Barber - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c0d36141-2cb7-472a-8f4f-985b98a203b4
ISNI: 0000 0001 1476 3189 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114763189
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