Chris Barber
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.916 |
Birthday | 1930-04-17 |
Place of Birth | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK |
Also Known As |
1963
Übermut im Salzkammergut
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2019
Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
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In January 1956, a new pop phenomenon appeared in the UK charts: a British artist playing a guitar. His name was Lonnie Donegan and the song he sang w...
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Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
2003
Red, White and Blues
7.3/3
Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, perfo...
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2016
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
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Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music and modern culture who inspired Lennon and McCartney.
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2003
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
7.5/2
Not all that many blues musicians (or any other kind, for that matter) live to 70, so British bandleader John Mayall had good reason to celebrate when...
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
1956
Momma Don't Allow
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A night at the Wood Green Jazz Club - an example of 'Free Cinema'.
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Momma Don't Allow
2007
Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues
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This music documentary celebrates the long and influential career of Long John Baldry, a pioneering British musician whose blues revivalism inspired T...
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