1930-04-17 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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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Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock | Himself | 2019-04-12 |
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me | Self | 2016-05-17 |
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert | Self | 2003-12-09 |
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Red, White and Blues | Self | 2003-10-03 |
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Übermut im Salzkammergut | Self - Chris Barber's Jazzband (uncredited) | 1963-08-30 |
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Momma Don't Allow | Self - trombone | 1956-02-05 |
