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Danny Barker
12+ albums
United StatesUSAlouisiana
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Danny Barker (January 13, 1909 – March 13, 1994), born Daniel Moses Barker, was a jazz banjoist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, ukelele player, and author from New Orleans, founder of the locally famous Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band. He was a rhythm guitarist for some of the best bands of the day, including Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder, and Benny Carter throughout the 1930s. Barker was born to a family of musicians in New Orleans in 1909, the grandson of bandleader Isidore Barbarin and nephew of drummers Paul Barbarin and Louis Barbarin; he first took up clarinet and drums before switching to a ukulele that his aunt got him, and then a banjo from his uncle or a trumpeter named Lee Collins. Barker began his career as a musician in his youth with his streetband the Boozan Kings and also toured Mississippi with Little Brother Montgomery. In 1930 he moved to New York City and switched to the guitar. On the day of his arrival in New York, his uncle Paul took him to the Rhythm Club, where he saw an inspiring performance by McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Ironically, that was also their first performance in New York as a band. During his time in New York, he frequently played with West Indian musicians, who often mistook him for one of them due to his Creole style of playing.[6] Barker played with several acts when he initially moved to New York, including Fess Williams, Billy Fowler, and the White Brothers. He worked with Buddy Harris in 1933, Albert Nichols in 1935, Lucky M
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The Fabulous Banjo Of Danny Barker
Save the Bones
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The Fabulous Banjo Of Danny Barker (Digitally Remastered)
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TTRH Season 3 - 05 - Blood
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Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans Jazz Man and Raconteur
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The History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Vol. 1: When the Saints Go Marching In
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Dane Evans
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Al Rose Presents "Journeys into Jazz"
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Orleans Records Story
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Don't Give the Name a Bad Place: Types and Stereotypes in American Musical Theater, 1870-1900
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Hittin' On All Six: Charlie's Children