No Photo
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
8.0
Ready, Steady, Cook
TV Series1994
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
TV Series1972
6.2
Übermut im Salzkammergut
Movie1963
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Movie2016
6.5
Momma Don't Allow
Movie1956
7.5
Red, White and Blues
Movie2003
Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
Movie2019
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 17, 1930
Day of DeathMarch 2, 2021
Place of BirthWelwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity0.6