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 | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barker, Danny," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105056.
Barker, Danny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105056.
"Barker, Danny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Barker, Danny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85239484
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