Chris Barber

Chris Barber (born April 17, 1930 at Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is best known as a trombonist playing in his Trad revivals with his Dixieland jazz band.

Chris Barber began leading his own bands in

Chris Barber (born April 17, 1930 at Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is best known as a trombonist playing in his Trad revivals with his Dixieland jazz band.

Chris Barber began leading his own bands in 1949 in which he played trombone. Barber helped to create the careers of many diverse musicians, most notably the superb blues singer Ottilie Patterson . Others include vocalist and banjo player Lonnie Donegan who rose to his own fame during the Skiffle music craze of the middle 1950s. He had his first transatlantic hit during his time in Chris Barber's band with the release of Rock Island Line.