Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale (April 28, 1910 – January 29, 1986) was an American jazz guitarist and session musician. He played bass and banjo before settling on guitar. In the 1930s, Barksdale moved to Chicago, where he was in Erskine Tate's band. He recorded for the first time with violinist Eddie South in 1931, and he remained with South until 1939. He moved to New York City and became a member of the Benny Carter big band. Around the same time, he recorded with Sidney Bechet. During the 1940s, he worked for CBS as a session musician. As a sideman, Barksdale played guitar in many genres. He worked with vocalists Dean Barlow, Maxine Sullivan, the Blenders, and the Clovers. He played on the hit "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia, and was music director for the Ink Spots. Beginning in 1949, he worked with pianist Art Tatum until Tatum died in 1956. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was a member of the house band at ABC. He played on recordings by Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. Among his other jazz associations were Milt Hinton, Buddy Tate, Clark Terry, and Louis Armstrong. He also played guitar in the studio for pop and soul musicians such as The Drifters (including on "Under the Boardwalk" and "Saturday Night at the Movies") and Ben E. King. Barksdale retired from active performance in the 1970s and moved to California. He died in Inglewood, California, in 1986. |
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 259 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 76672 | 7/19/1950 | Show me the way to go home | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 76750 | 8/25/1950 | Dream a little dream on me | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 76751 | 8/25/1950 | Can anyone explain | Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 76789 | 8/31/1950 | Sit down you're rocking the boat | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 76790 | 8/31/1950 | That's what the man said | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80310 | 1/5/1951 | On revival day-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80311 | 1/5/1951 | Sending up my timber-1 | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80312 | 1/5/1951 | Don't miss that train | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80313 | 1/5/1951 | I heard my mother pray | Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80745 | 3/27/1951 | Cheasapeake and Ohio | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80746 | 3/27/1951 | Little man in a flying saucer | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80747 | 3/27/1951 | Because of rain | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 80748 | 3/27/1951 | The hot canary | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81075 | 5/24/1951 | Even as you and I | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81076 | 5/24/1951 | If you really love me | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81077 | 5/24/1951 | Love you madly | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81109 | 6/1/1951 | Tonight you belong to me | Tamara Hayes | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81110 | 6/1/1951 | These things I offer you | Tamara Hayes | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81130 | 6/5/1951 | On the battlefield | Vivian Cooper ; Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81131 | 6/5/1951 | I'll fly away | Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81132 | 6/5/1951 | Every day, every hour | Vivian Cooper ; Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81133 | 6/5/1951 | My expectations | Vivian Cooper ; Ernie Gladney ; Mary (Marie) Knight | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81214 | 6/26/1951 | Mixed emotions | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81215 | 6/26/1951 | Smooth sailing | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 81216 | 6/26/1951 | Come on a-my house | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barksdale, Everett," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
Barksdale, Everett. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
"Barksdale, Everett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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