Chris Barber

Biography

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.

Filmografi

Momma Don't Allow1956 · Self - tromboneÜbermut im Salzkammergut1963 · Self - Chris Barber's Jazzband (uncredited)European Grand Prix 19641965 · SelfJim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me2016 · SelfJohn Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert2003 · SelfLong John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues2007 · Self - Band LeaderRock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock2019 · HimselfRed, White and Blues2003 · Self