Danny Barker, born Daniel Moses Barker, was a jazz banjoist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, ukelele player and author from New Orleans, founder of the locally famous Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band. He was a rhythm guitarist for some of the best bands of the day, including Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter throughout the 1930s.

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  • Danny Barker, born Daniel Moses Barker, was a jazz banjoist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, ukelele player and author from New Orleans, founder of the locally famous Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band. He was a rhythm guitarist for some of the best bands of the day, including Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter throughout the 1930s. On September 4, 1945 he recorded with Ohio's native jazz pianist—Sir Charles Thompson—a date that included saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Charlie Parker. Barker's work with the Fairview Band was pivotal in ensuring the longevity of jazz in New Orleans, producing generations of new talent. Brothers Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis both played in the band as youths. One of Barker's earliest teachers in New Orleans was fellow banjoist Emanuel Sayles, whom he recorded with. Throughout his career, he played with Jelly Roll Morton, Baby Dodds, James P. Johnson, Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow, and Red Allen. He also toured and recorded with his wife, singer Blue Lu Barker.
  • Daniel Moses Barker war Banjo-Spieler, Sänger, Komponist, Gitarrist, Ukulele Spieler und Bandleader des traditionellen Jazz. Der Neffe des Schlagzeugers Paul Barbarin nahm zunächst Klarinetten-Unterricht bei Barney Bigard. Nachdem er schon als Banjo Spieler in der Band von Kid Rena eingesprungen war, nahm er Unterricht auf diesem Instrument bei Lorenzo Stall aus der Band von Buddy Bolden. 1930 zog er nach New York City, wo er zur Gitarre wechselte und 1938 in der Bigband von Benny Carter, Lucky Millinder und von 1939 bis 1949 in der von Cab Calloway spielte. Ab 1947 spielte er auf den Jazz on the River-Wochenendfahrten auf dem Hudson River und mit weiteren „Veteranen“ während des New Orleans-Revivals dieser Zeit. Er nahm u.a. mit Jelly Roll Morton, Baby Dodds, James P. Johnson, Sidney Bechet, Mezz Mezzrow und Red Allen auf, und 1945 in einer Session mit Sir Charles Thompson sogar mit Charlie Parker und Dexter Gordon. 1960 spielte er auf dem Newport Jazz Festival mit Eubie Blake. 1965 zog er wieder nach New Orleans, wo er seine Frau, die Sängerin Blue Lu Barker begleitete, Paraden anführte (als Grand Marshal der Congo Brass Band), führend im Mardi Gras mitwirkte (so 1994 als King of Krewe de Vieux) oder mit der von ihm geleiteten Fairview Baptist Church Christian Band spielte, in der auch der junge Wynton Marsalis und sein Bruder Branford Marsalis spielten und die nach den Worten des ehemaligen Bandmitglieds Joe Torregano„den Jazz für eine Generation in New Orleans rettete“. Außerdem hielt er Vorlesungen über traditionellen Jazz, kommentierte in Radio und TV und war Assistenzkurator des New Orleans Jazz Museums. Er schrieb auch Erinnerungen und zwei Bücher zum frühen Jazz und New-Orleans-Jazz. 1991 erhielt er die NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. Er war mit der Blues-Sängerin Blue Lu Barker verheiratet.
  • Daniel "Danny" Barker était un banjoïste et un guitariste américain de jazz.
  • Danny Barker,, caz şarkıcısı, gitarist, şarkı sözü yazarı, banjo ve kitara çalgıcısı, New Orleans Fairview Baptist Kilisesi Korosu kurucusu. Müzisyen bir ailede doğan Barker, "bandleader" Isidore Barbarin'in torunu, Paul Barbarin ve Louis Barbarin'in yeğenidir. Kitara çalmaya başlamadan önce, halası ve amcasının armağan ettikleri davul ve banjo çaldı. Müzik kariyerine, Boozan Kings ve Little Brother Montgomery ile Mississippi'yi gezerek sokak çalgıcılığı ile başlayan Danny, 1930 yılında New York'a taşınarak gitar çalmaya başladı. New York'a geldiği gün, amcasının bir ritm kulübünde "Mc Kinney'in Pamuk İşçileri" adlı bir caz grubuyla çalışmaya başladı. Burada kaldığı sürece onun "Creole" (Zydeco) tarzı, Batı Hint müzisyenler tarafından uzun yıllar boyunca çalındı. Danny Barker, New York'ta Fess Williams, Billy Fowler ve White Kardeşler'le birlikte çalıştı. 1933 yılında Buddy Harris, 1935 yılında Lucky Millinder, 1937 - 1938'de Benny Carter ile birlikte performans sergiledi. 1939'dan 1946'ya kadar, Cab Calloway Sanat Okulu'nda ve ayrıldıktan sonra da eşi Blue Lu Barker ile birlikte etkinliklerde bulundu. 1947'de yeniden Lucky Millinder ve Ranza Johnson ile çalan Barker, 1950 yılında California'ya giderek 1955'e kadar amcası Paul Barbarin'le stüdyo kayıt çalışmaları yaptı. 1960 yılında "Cinderella" adlı bir topluluk oluşturan sanatçı, aynı yıl Eubie Blake ile Newport Caz Festivali 'ni gerçekleştirdi. 1963 yılına kadar Cliff Jackson'la çalışan Barker, 1964 Dünya Fuarı'nda kendi grubunu kurdu. 1965'te doğduğu şehir olan New Orleans'a dönen Danny Barker, kentin Caz Müzesinde küratör'lük yaptı. ırkçılığın yaygın olduğu yıllarda birçok engelle karşı karşıya kalan Danny Barker; 84 yaşında kanser nedeniyle yaşamını yitirene kadar, eşi BLue Lu ile Hristiyan Baptist Kilisesi Korosu'nda çalıştı.
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  • ...I had certain teachers that really inspired me, like Danny Barker, and John Longo.
  • It was the earnest and general feeling that any Negro who...entered the hell-hole called the state of Mississippi for any reason other than to attend the funeral of a very close relative...was well on the way to losing his mentality, or had already lost it.
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  • '''Danny Barker''' in reference to touring with Little Brother Montgomery in Mississippi
  • Wynton Marsalis
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  • Danny Barker, born Daniel Moses Barker, was a jazz banjoist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, ukelele player and author from New Orleans, founder of the locally famous Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band. He was a rhythm guitarist for some of the best bands of the day, including Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter throughout the 1930s.
  • Daniel Moses Barker war Banjo-Spieler, Sänger, Komponist, Gitarrist, Ukulele Spieler und Bandleader des traditionellen Jazz. Der Neffe des Schlagzeugers Paul Barbarin nahm zunächst Klarinetten-Unterricht bei Barney Bigard. Nachdem er schon als Banjo Spieler in der Band von Kid Rena eingesprungen war, nahm er Unterricht auf diesem Instrument bei Lorenzo Stall aus der Band von Buddy Bolden.
  • Daniel "Danny" Barker était un banjoïste et un guitariste américain de jazz.
  • Danny Barker,, caz şarkıcısı, gitarist, şarkı sözü yazarı, banjo ve kitara çalgıcısı, New Orleans Fairview Baptist Kilisesi Korosu kurucusu. Müzisyen bir ailede doğan Barker, "bandleader" Isidore Barbarin'in torunu, Paul Barbarin ve Louis Barbarin'in yeğenidir. Kitara çalmaya başlamadan önce, halası ve amcasının armağan ettikleri davul ve banjo çaldı.
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