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 126-150 of 259 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 82132 | 1/16/1952 | Am I to blame | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82133 | 1/16/1952 | I hear a rhapsody | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82134 | 1/16/1952 | Wheels of fortune | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82135 | 1/16/1952 | Till the stars fall in the ocean | Arthur Prysock | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82166 | 1/21/1952 | on my way (Got my travelin' shoes) | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82167 | 1/21/1952 | The blacksmith blues | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82168 | 1/21/1952 | Any time | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82262 | 2/7/1952 | That's how it goes | Ace Harris | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82263 | 2/7/1952 | Sentimental tears | Ace Harris | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82264 | 2/7/1952 | Two wrongs never make a right | Ace Harris | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82265 | 2/7/1952 | One for my baby (and one more for the road) | Ace Harris | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82319 | 2/25/1952 | A guy is a guy | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82320 | 2/25/1952 | Nowhere guy | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82321 | 2/25/1952 | Gee but I'm glad to know you love me | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 82322 | 2/25/1952 | Goody goody | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83008 | 6/26/1952 | Angel eyes | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83009 | 6/26/1952 | Ding dong boogie-1 | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83010 | 6/26/1952 | You'll have to swing it, part 1 | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83011 | 6/26/1952 | You'll have to swing it, part 2 | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83012 | 6/26/1952 | Early Autumn | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83013 | 6/26/1952 | The girls are marching | Sy Oliver Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83301 | 8/25/1952 | I laughed at love | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83302 | 8/25/1952 | Takes two to tango | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83951 | 2/13/1953 | Careless | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 83952 | 2/13/1953 | Blue Lou | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barksdale, Everett," accessed October 10, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
Barksdale, Everett. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106378.
"Barksdale, Everett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 October 2024.
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