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
The Ed Sullivan Show
Ready, Steady, Cook
Le Grand Échiquier
Red, White and Blues
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
Momma Don't Allow
All Movies (7)
- Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock2019 · as Himself
- Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me2016 · as Self
- Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues2007 · as Self - Band Leader
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert2003 · as Self
- Red, White and Blues2003 · as Self
- Übermut im Salzkammergut1963 · as Self - Chris Barber's Jazzband (uncredited)
- Momma Don't Allow1956 · as Self - trombone
All TV Shows (3)
- Ready, Steady, Cook1994 · as Self - Guest
- Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self