About

Known credits:
10
Birthday:
1930-04-17
Place of birth:
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Chris Barber

Overview

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

Acting
2019 Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock Actor Himself N/A
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2016 Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me Actor Self N/A
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2007 Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues Actor Self - Band Leader N/A
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2003 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert Actor Self 59
Average
2003 The Blues - Piano Blues Actor 61
Fair
2003 Red, White and Blues Actor Self 59
Average
1963 Übermut im Salzkammergut Actor Self - Chris Barber's Jazzband (uncredited) 58
Average
1956 Momma Don't Allow Actor Self - trombone 59
Average

Sound
2018 North of Blue Sound Additional Soundtrack N/A
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1959 Look Back in Anger Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average