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George Warren Barnes (July 17, 1921 – September 5, 1977) was an American swing jazz guitarist. He was also a conductor, composer, arranger, producer, author, and educator. He was hired by the NBC Orchestra at the age of 17, making him the youngest musician on staff.
Jun 9, 2024 · George Barnes was considered a cutting-edge progressive when he first appeared on the music scene. He was often the only white person at the Chicago Blues recording sessions he frequented as a teenager, and for some years even established music journalists assumed he was black.
Electric guitar pioneer and jazz guitar great George Barnes was a consummate and innovative musician whose influential career spanned 44 years.In honor of Ge...
A brilliant, innovative, consummate musician whose influential career spanned 44 years, electric guitar pioneer and jazz guitar great George Barnes was one of the first electric guitarists in history–and the first to record commercially, at the age of 16, with such blues greats as Big Bill Broonzy and Blind John Davis.
A major player who has always been underrated, George Barnes was one of the first to record on electric guitar (accompanying blues singers) and was a top studio guitarist during much of his career. His… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1970s. Born. July 17, 1921 in Chicago Heights, IL. Died. September 5, 1977 in Concord, CA.
May 1, 2003 · George Barnes was one of the most underrated of the jazz guitarists that came up during the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. He was easily recognized for the duets he made with Carl Kress, but sometimes overlooked as one of the great jazz stylists and innovators.
George S. Barnes, A.S.C. (October 16, 1892 – May 30, 1953) was an American cinematographer active from the era of silent films to the early 1950s.
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