Roger Ford
2021-03-03 05:39:34 UTC
Media here today reporting that veteran British tradional jazz
bandleader Chris Barber has died
Rising to fame in the 1950';s his early band included one Lonnie
Donegan as banjoist who contributed "Rock Island Line" to the band's
first LP "New Orleans Joys" in 1954. Released later as a Decca single
the number started the skiffle craze here in the UK and launched
Donegan on a lengthy hit-filled career. The number also charted high
on the US charts.
Barber himself scored a massive hit a few years later when a revival
of Sidney Bechet's "Petite Fleur"---a vehicle for band clarinetist
Monty Sunshine---scored high on both the UK and US charts in 1959
Barber was 91 and had suffered from dementia in recent years
ROGER FORD
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bandleader Chris Barber has died
Rising to fame in the 1950';s his early band included one Lonnie
Donegan as banjoist who contributed "Rock Island Line" to the band's
first LP "New Orleans Joys" in 1954. Released later as a Decca single
the number started the skiffle craze here in the UK and launched
Donegan on a lengthy hit-filled career. The number also charted high
on the US charts.
Barber himself scored a massive hit a few years later when a revival
of Sidney Bechet's "Petite Fleur"---a vehicle for band clarinetist
Monty Sunshine---scored high on both the UK and US charts in 1959
Barber was 91 and had suffered from dementia in recent years
ROGER FORD
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