George Barnes
George Warren Barnes (July 17, 1921– September 5, 1977) was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was also a conductor and arranger of music, and became the youngest ever for NBC when he was hired by them in that role at the age of seventeen. At this age he was considered a great player by many musicians including Tommy Dorsey, and Jimmy McPartland. Barnes also later became a recording engineer. During his career Barnes recorded with singers Mel Tormé, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Patti Page, Dinah Washington, Lena Horne, Billy Eckstine and Johnny Mathis among many others. He was an inspiration and influence to the musician Roy Clark and guitarists Herb Ellis and Merle Travis, among others. |
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 277 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 84481 | 5/11/1953 | I wanna know | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84482 | 5/11/1953 | Till the moon turns green | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84483 | 5/11/1953 | The girl that I marry | Johnny Long Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84501 | 5/14/1953 | I'm coming Virginia | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84502 | 5/14/1953 | Riverboat shuffle | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84503 | 5/14/1953 | Singin' the blues | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84504 | 5/14/1953 | Clarinet marmalade | Jimmy McPartland Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84652 | 6/4/1953 | Royal garden blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84653 | 6/4/1953 | Tin roof blues | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84654 | 6/4/1953 | Struttin' with some barbecue | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84683 | 6/10/1953 | Fidgety feet | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84684 | 6/10/1953 | Angry | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84685 | 6/10/1953 | That's a plenty | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84713 | 6/15/1953 | Someday sweetheart | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 84714 | 6/15/1953 | Sweet Lorraine | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85034 | 8/14/1953 | When I lost you | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85035 | 8/14/1953 | Idle gossip | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85036 | 8/14/1953 | I had a talk with a daisy | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85037 | 8/14/1953 | Skylark | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85371 | 10/13/1953 | I'm coming Virginia-1 | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85372 | 10/13/1953 | Mississippi mud-1 | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85373 | 10/13/1953 | Crying for the Carolines | Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85447 | 11/7/1953 | Whamboogie | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85448 | 11/7/1953 | Creole | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |||
Decca | 85449 | 11/7/1953 | The knocked out choo choo | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, electric guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barnes, George," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104930.
Barnes, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104930.
"Barnes, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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