[Music] Chris Barber - RIP

[Boys 9d]

Hero of my teenage years. I saw him many times at the Dome and still have the album he recorded there.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/02/chris-barber-british-trad-jazz-bandleader-dies-aged-90

 

[Gun shot]

I opened this thread with a fair bit of trepidation, just relieved that he's not a relation of our Paul.

Never heard of the jazz musician. 90 isn't a bad innings though. It must have kept him going.

 

[AmexRuislip]

He was suffering from dementia in the later part if his life, very sad

 

[BluesRockDJ]

Great work with John Mayall's Blues Breakers.

 

[Gwylan]

Blimey, there's someone I thought had blown his last chord.

A big name in British jazz though, Lonnie Donegan started with him

He features prominently in George Melly's memoirs of the British jazz scene and comes across someone who did a lot for jazz and blues

 

[Weststander]

CB’s music was loved by my Dad. He still has his 78’s!

RIP.

 

[GT49er]

Never a fan of Trad Jazz, but definitely an influence/mentor of a lot of people whose music was part of my young life. Decent innings too. RIP

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Never a fan of Trad Jazz, but definitely an influence/mentor of a lot of people whose music was part of my young life. Decent innings too. RIP

I think he was far more interesting and diverse than other trad jazzers - loved the Blues and brought Muddy Waters over to this country, fostered Alexis Korner in his band, who went on to form Blues incorporated which was influential in churning out future members for the Stones and Cream..... and so it goes

 

[GT49er]

I think he was far more interesting and diverse than other trad jazzers - loved the Blues and brought Muddy Waters over to this country, fostered Alexis Korner in his band, who went on to form Blues incorporated which was influential in churning out future members for the Stones and Cream..... and so it goes

Exactly. That's why he meant more to me than if he'd just played trad jazz.