Chris Barber
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Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Birthday: April 17, 1930
Deathday: March 02, 2021
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Gender: Male
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Übermut im Salzkammergut
Overview: Birgit is a model from the city and sweetheart of the farmer's son Rolf. Incognito she takes a job as a maid on their farm.
Genres: Music Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-08-30
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Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock
Overview: In January 1956, a new pop phenomenon appeared in the UK charts: a British artist playing a guitar. His name was Lonnie Donegan and the song he sang was Rock Island Line. Donegan’s rough-and-ready style was at odds with the polished crooners who dominated the charts. He played the guitar in a way that sounded like anyone could do it. Rock Island Line sounded like nothing else on the radio and it inspired a generation of British youths to pick up guitars and begin a journey that would take them to the top of the American charts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-12
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Red, White and Blues
Overview: Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, performing and talking about the music of the early sixties British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound to America.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-10-03
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Overview: Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music and modern culture who inspired Lennon and McCartney.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-17
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John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers And Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
Overview: Not all that many blues musicians (or any other kind, for that matter) live to 70, so British bandleader John Mayall had good reason to celebrate when he reached that milestone in 2003--and celebrate he did, with the admirable, 137-minute John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers: 70th Birthday Concert to show for it. Mayall, a capable if not exactly stellar singer and multi-instrumentalist, is best known for the many fine players who passed through his band over the years, and Eric Clapton, the most renowned of the lot, is on hand here, as is former Mayall/Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. Clapton sings several tunes in addition to playing his trademark stinging solos on "Hideaway" and "All Your Love" (two of the tunes most responsible for the "Clapton is God" graffiti seen around London in the '60s), while Taylor is mostly impressive as well.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-09
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Momma Don't Allow
Overview: A night at the Wood Green Jazz Club - an example of 'Free Cinema'.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-02-05
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Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues
Overview: This music documentary celebrates the long and influential career of Long John Baldry, a pioneering British musician whose blues revivalism inspired The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and a young Eric Clapton. Featuring footage of early performances and commentaries from a number of musicians for whom he was a great influence.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-24
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