Danny Barker
Daniel Moses Barker (January 13, 1909 – March 13, 1994) was an American jazz musician, vocalist, and author from New Orleans. He was a rhythm guitarist for Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter during the 1930s. One of Barker's earliest teachers in New Orleans was fellow banjoist Emanuel Sayles, with whom he recorded. Throughout his career, he played with Jelly Roll Morton, Baby Dodds, James P. Johnson, Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, and Red Allen. He also toured and recorded with his wife, singer Blue Lu Barker. From the 1960s, Barker's work with the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band was pivotal in ensuring the longevity of jazz in New Orleans, producing generations of new talent, including Wynton and Branford Marsalis who played in the band as youths. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1909 (New Orleans), Died March 13, 1994 (New Orleans)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 51-68 of 68 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 66957 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | Jitterbug blues | Blue Lu Barker | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 66958 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | You been holding out too long | Blue Lu Barker | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 66959 | 10-in. | 12/13/1939 | Lu's blues | Blue Lu Barker | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 74006 | 7/16/1947 | Another woman's man | Monette Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74007 | 7/16/1947 | Please Mr. Blues | Monette Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74008 | 7/16/1947 | Bad luck blues | Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74009 | 7/16/1947 | Box car shorty | Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74098 | 10/3/1947 | Don't hesitate too long | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74099 | 10/3/1947 | Tonight he sailed again | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74100 | 10/3/1947 | Bersark boogie (All the time Aff) | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86652 | 8/13/1954 | Skokiaan, part 1 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 86653 | 8/13/1954 | Skokiaan, part 2 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Signature | SRC 439 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Come down baby | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 440 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Bachelor's blues | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 441 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Don't pay me no mind | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 442 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | I had to stop to conquer you, baby | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 443 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Blues, part 1 | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 444 | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Blues, part 2 | Dickie Wells' Blue Seven ; Cousin Joe | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barker, Danny," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105056.
Barker, Danny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105056.
"Barker, Danny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Barker, Danny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85239484
Wikidata: Danny Barker - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1164505
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14818884
MusicBrainz: Danny Barker - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d89e0eeb-97f9-476b-96d5-0318f0c1c298
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