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Chris Barber
Acting•Born April 17, 1930•Died March 2, 2021 (age 90)•Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber (born 17 April 1930) is a British jazz musician, best known as a bandleader andtrombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singerOttilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Chris Barber's band. His providing an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner makes Barber a significant figure in the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s.
Known For
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994•TV Series•
8.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948•TV Series•
6.8
Le Grand Échiquier
1972•TV Series•
8.0
Red, White and Blues
2003•Movie•
7.5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
2003•Movie•
7.5
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016•Movie
Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
2019•Movie
Momma Don't Allow
1956•Movie•
6.5
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 17, 1930
Day of DeathMarch 2, 2021
Place of BirthWelwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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