| George Barnes | |
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| Birth name | George Barnes |
| Born | July 17, 1921 South Chicago Heights, Illinois |
| Died | September 5, 1977 (aged 56) Concord, California |
| Genre(s) | Jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | guitar |
| Years active | 1930's - ? |
| Label(s) | Decca, Mercury, others |
| Associated acts | Big Bill Broonzy, Joe Venuti, The George Barnes Guitar Choir, The Jodimars |
George Barnes (born July 17, 1921 in South Chicago Heights, Illinois, died September 5, 1977 in Concord, California) was a world-renowned swing jazz guitarist, who claimed he played the first electric guitar in 1931, preceding Charlie Christian by six years. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar South Chicago Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Big Bill Broonzy ( 26 June 1898 &ndash 14 August 1958) was a prolific American Blues Singer, songwriter Giuseppe (Joe Venuti ( September 16 1903 &ndash August 14, 1978) was a U The Jodimars was an American Rock and roll band that was formed in the summer of 1955 and remained active until 1958 Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar South Chicago Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Charlie Christian (Charles Henry Christian ( 29 July 1916 &ndash 2 March 1942) was an American swing and Bebop He is also remembered for his fondness of cigars. A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented Tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth
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Biography
Barnes started his career accompanying blues vocalists such as Big Bill Broonzy. Big Bill Broonzy ( 26 June 1898 &ndash 14 August 1958) was a prolific American Blues Singer, songwriter In the mid-1930s, Barnes toured throughout the Midwest. By 1938, he was working as a musician on the staff of NBC studios. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's After a stint in the Army, Barnes recorded with his octet and worked as a studio musician for Decca. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces In Music, an octet is a Musical ensemble consisting of eight instruments or voices or a musical composition written for such an ensemble He did not receive national acclaim until he recorded an album called Two Guitars with Carl Kress. Carl Kress (October 20 1907 Newark, New Jersey - June 10 1965 Reno, Nevada) was an American Jazz guitarist After the death of Kress, Barnes recorded several albums with Bucky Pizzarelli. John Paul 'Bucky' Pizzarelli (born) is an American Classical jazz Guitarist and Banjoist, perhaps most notable for his work with jazz guitarist Their partnership lasted through the early 1970s. He also worked as a session musician for The Jodimars in the late 1950s. The Jodimars was an American Rock and roll band that was formed in the summer of 1955 and remained active until 1958 [1] Before his death, Barnes also made well-received albums with Joe Venuti. Giuseppe (Joe Venuti ( September 16 1903 &ndash August 14, 1978) was a U He also contributed an album entitled Guitars a'plenty, under the name The George Barnes Guitar Choir, for Mercury Records in 1962. It was part of a series of recordings known as "Super Stereo Sound" as technical "state of the art" techniques.
His Style and Technique
Barnes formative guitar years preceded the be-bop era therefore his playing style was more swing. His lines were usually short, very melodic, bluesy and "inside" (e. g. diatonic) as compared to the chromaticism and long lines of be-bop era guitarists (such as Pat Martino). His improvisation employed "call and answer" extensively — e. g. playing a line in one octave (call) and repeating the exact or similar line in another octave (answer). His lines swung, were well articulated and often cleverly posed. Barnes' tone was brighter than most jazz guitarists (such as Joe Pass or Jim Hall) and reflected his "happy" approach. Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Passalaqua, January 13, 1929, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U James Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930, Buffalo New York) is an American Jazz Guitarist.
Not long before his death he recorded two live albums at a San Francisco club. The albums are good examples of his swinging, happy and often mischievous technique. The albums also include his banter with the audience, introduction of tunes and his band, giving you a brief look into his sense of humor.
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