Chris Barber

Born: 1930-04-17

Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber (born 17 April 1930) is a British jazz musician, best known as a bandleader andtrombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singerOttilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist 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 Chris Barber's band. His providing an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner makes Barber a significant figure in the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s.


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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert

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Released: 2003-12-09

Not all that many blues musicians (or any other kind, for that matter) live to 70, so British...

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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

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Released: 2016-05-17

Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music...

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Red, White and Blues

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Released: 2003-10-03

Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van...

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Momma Don't Allow

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Released: 1956-02-05

A night at the Wood Green Jazz Club - an example of 'Free Cinema'.

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Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

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Released: 2019-04-12

In January 1956, a new pop phenomenon appeared in the UK charts: a British artist playing a...

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Le Grand Échiquier

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First aired: 1972-01-12

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The Ed Sullivan Show

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First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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