David Michael Barbour (May 28, 1912 – December 11, 1965) was an American jazz guitarist. He was married to singer

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

and was her co-writer, accompanist, and bandleader.

Biography

Barbour was born in

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

, New York, United States. When Barbour was twelve, he played banjo at

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...

. He started his career as a banjoist with

Adrian Rollini Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28, 1903 – May 15, 1956) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played the bass saxophone, piano, vibraphone, and many other instruments. Rollini is also known for introducing the goofus in jazz music. As ...

in 1933 and then

Wingy Manone Joseph Matthews "Wingy" Manone (February 13, 1900 – July 9, 1982) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader. His recordings included " Tar Paper Stomp", "Nickel in the Slot", "Downright Disgusted Blues", "There'll Come a ...

in 1934. He switched to guitar in the middle of the decade and played with Red Norvo from 1935 to 1936. He found much work as a studio musician and in ensembles with Teddy Wilson and

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop si ...

(1937), Artie Shaw (1939),

Lennie Hayton Leonard George Hayton (February 14, 1908 – April 24, 1971) was an American musician, composer, conductor and arranger. Hayton's trademark was a captain's hat, which he always wore at a rakish angle. Early life Hayton was born in New Yor ...

, Charlie Barnet (1945), Raymond Scott,

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

, Lou Holden, and

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

(1949). He also recorded with

André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...

in 1945. While a member of

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

's orchestra in 1942, Barbour fell in love with lead singer

. They got married and moved to

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, but they divorced in 1951. Lee married three more times. He then married Marian Collier from 1960 to 1963. Barbour left music and acted in the movies '' Mr. Music'' and '' The Secret Fury'' in 1950. He performed sporadically, recording once with Benny Carter in 1962. Barbour died in 1965 of a hemorrhaged ulcer in Malibu Beach, California, at the age of 53.

Discography

Mildred Bailey Mildred Bailey (born Mildred Rinker; February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing". She recorded the songs " For Sentimenta ...

, ''Her Greatest Performances 1929–1946'' (Columbia, 1962) * Benny Carter, '' BBB & Co.'' (Prestige Swingville, 1962) *

, ''Volume 3: All the Cats Joined In'' (CBS, 1988) *

, ''The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 1 1933–1935'' (CBS, 1987) *

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

, ''The Young Star'' (2002) *

, ''Peggy Lee With The Dave Barbour Band'' (LaserLight, 1991) * Red McKenzie, ''Red McKenzie 1935–1937'' (Timeless, 1994) * Robert Mitchum, ''Tall Dark Stranger'' (Bear Family 1997) *

Mound City Blue Blowers The Mound City Blue Blowers were an American novelty jazz ensemble, formed in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It was co-founded by Red McKenzie and Jack Bland and performed from 1923 to 1936. First assembled in 1923, the group's original membe ...

, ''1935–1936'' (Timeless, 1994) * Red Norvo, ''Jivin' the Jeep'' (Hep, 1993) * Andre Previn, ''Andre Previn at Sunset'' (Black Lion, 1993) *

Boyd Raeburn Boyd Albert Raeburn (October 27, 1913 – August 2, 1966) was an American jazz bandleader and bass saxophonist. Career He was born in Faith, South Dakota, United States. Raeburn attended the University of Chicago, where he led a campus band. H ...

, ''Boyd Meets Stravinsky'' (Savoy 1955) * Artie Shaw, ''1946–1950'' (Classics, 2004) *

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

, ''Christmas Dreaming'' (CBS, 1987) *

Jeri Southern Jeri Southern (born Genevieve Lillian Hering, August 5, 1926 – August 4, 1991) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Early years Born Genevieve Lillian Hering in Royal, Nebraska, United States, Southern was the granddaughter of a German pig ...

, ''Warm Intimate Songs In The Jeri Southern Style'' (Decca, 1954) * Teddy Wilson, ''Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday'' (ASV/Living Era 1988) * Lester Young, ''The Complete Aladddin Recordings of Lester Young'' (Blue Note, 1995)

References

External links

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Dave Barbour recordings
at the

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