Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale (April 28, 1910 – January 29, 1986) was an American jazz guitarist and session musician. He played bass and banjo before settling on guitar. In the 1930s, Barksdale moved to Chicago, where he was in Erskine Tate's band. He recorded for the first time with violinist Eddie South in 1931, and he remained with South until 1939. He moved to New York City and became a member of the Benny Carter big band. Around the same time, he recorded with Sidney Bechet. During the 1940s, he worked for CBS as a session musician. As a sideman, Barksdale played guitar in many genres. He worked with vocalists Dean Barlow, Maxine Sullivan, the Blenders, and the Clovers. He played on the hit "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia, and was music director for the Ink Spots. Beginning in 1949, he worked with pianist Art Tatum until Tatum died in 1956. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was a member of the house band at ABC. He played on recordings by Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. Among his other jazz associations were Milt Hinton, Buddy Tate, Clark Terry, and Louis Armstrong. He also played guitar in the studio for pop and soul musicians such as The Drifters (including on "Under the Boardwalk" and "Saturday Night at the Movies") and Ben E. King. Barksdale retired from active performance in the 1970s and moved to California. He died in Inglewood, California, in 1986. |
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 259 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 104310 | 2/3/1958 | Night ride | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104311 | 2/3/1958 | Flip flap | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104312 | 2/3/1958 | Big 'n bad | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104313 | 2/3/1958 | Gosah | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104314 | 2/4/1958 | The king | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104315 | 2/4/1958 | Shufflin' | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104316 | 2/4/1958 | Street with a beat | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104317 | 2/4/1958 | All tore up | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104318 | 2/5/1958 | Night flight | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104319 | 2/5/1958 | Deep down and low | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104320 | 2/5/1958 | Nine o'clock hop | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104321 | 2/5/1958 | Homework | The King's Henchmen | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 104555 | 12/12/1956 | When you're smiling-1 | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 107860 | 8/29/1949 | Them there eyes | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 112951 | 1/9/1963 | Baby workout | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 112952 | 1/9/1963 | I'm going crazy | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 112953 | 1/9/1963 | Count down | Dick Jacobs Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 112954 | 1/9/1963 | Dance back to me (Hey, hey, hey, hey) | Dick Jacobs Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114716 | 3/26/1964 | Twisting & shoutin' (Doing the monkey) | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114717 | 3/26/1964 | Deep down love | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114718 | 3/26/1964 | Baby (I just can't help it) | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114719 | 3/26/1964 | Groovin' | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114720 | 3/26/1964 | Love (is where you find it) | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114721 | 3/26/1964 | Squeeze her-Tease her (But love her) | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 114728 | 3/27/1964 | Big boss line | Jackie Wilson | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barksdale, Everett," accessed August 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
Barksdale, Everett. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
"Barksdale, Everett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 August 2024.
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