Danny Barker

Danny Barker

Daniel Moses Barker (January 13, 1909 – March 13, 1994) was an American jazz musician, vocalist, and author from New Orleans. He was a rhythm guitarist for Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter during the 1930s. One of Barker's earliest teachers in New Orleans was fellow banjoist Emanuel Sayles, with whom he recorded. 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. From the 1960s, Barker's work with the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band was pivotal in ensuring the longevity of jazz in New Orleans, producing generations of new talent, including Wynton and Branford Marsalis who played in the band as youths.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1909 (New Orleans), Died March 13, 1994 (New Orleans)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 68 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-035355	10-in.	3/27/1939	Lonesome walls	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-035356	10-in.	3/27/1939	If you ever change your mind	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-035357	10-in.	3/27/1939	What goes up must come down (And baby, you've been flyin' too high)	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-035358	10-in.	3/27/1939	Y' had it comin' to you	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037614	10-in.	6/9/1939	If it's good (Then I want it)	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037615	10-in.	6/9/1939	Stand by! For further announcements (And more good news)	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037616	10-in.	6/9/1939	Ain't cha comin' home	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037617	10-in.	6/9/1939	Big wig in the wigwam	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037729	10-in.	6/19/1939	Royal Garden blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037730	10-in.	6/19/1939	Beale Street blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037731	10-in.	6/19/1939	In the barrel	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037732	10-in.	6/19/1939	Farewell blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037733	10-in.	6/19/1939	Fare thee, my baby, fare-thee-well	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-037734	10-in.	6/19/1939	Limehouse blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-041552	10-in.	8/15/1939	Bread and gravy	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-041553	10-in.	8/15/1939	Down in my soul	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-041554	10-in.	8/15/1939	Georgia on my mind	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-041555	10-in.	8/15/1939	Stop myself from worrying over you	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-041556	10-in.	8/15/1939	Old man Harlem	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-041557	10-in.	8/15/1939	Push out (Te-huey, te-huey, te-huey)	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D7VB-2277	10-in.	11/24/1947	Save the bones for Henry Jones ('cause he don't eat no meat)	Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers)	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Brunswick	B24044	10-in.	1/30/1939	What shall I say?	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	B24045	10-in.	1/30/1939	It's easy to blame the weather	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	B24046	10-in.	1/30/1939	More than you know	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar
Brunswick	B24047	10-in.	1/30/1939	Sugar (That sugar baby o' mine)	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1-25 of 68 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barker, Danny," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105056.

Barker, Danny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105056.

"Barker, Danny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.