Chris Barber
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
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Ready, Steady, Cook
The Ed Sullivan Show
Le Grand Échiquier
Red, White and Blues
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
Momma Don't Allow
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
