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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
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  
(Results 51-68 of 68 records)

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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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105056

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