Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 17, 1930
Place of Birth:
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Chris Barber
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock | Himself |
| 2016 | Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me | Self |
| 2007 | Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues | Self - Band Leader |
| 2003 | Red, White and Blues | Self |
| 2003 | John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert | Self |
| 1963 | Übermut im Salzkammergut | Self - Chris Barber's Jazzband (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Momma Don't Allow | Self - trombone |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ready, Steady, Cook | Self - Guest |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |