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

as Self

Momma Don't Allow

as Self - trombone

Übermut im Salzkammergut

as Self - Chris Barber's Jazzband (uncredited)

Red, White and Blues

as Self

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock

as Himself

Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me

as Self

Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues

as Self - Band Leader

Ready Steady Cook

as Self - Guest