Barrett Deems
Illustration — Barrett Deems performs with Louis Armstrong band and Velma Middleton in Oslo, Norway in 1955. Barrett Deems (March 1, 1914 – September 15, 1998) was an American swing drummer from Springfield, Illinois. He worked in bands led by Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Dorsey, Red Norvo, and Muggsy Spanier.
Barrett Deems
Ragge Strand / Bjørn Fjørtoft · National Archives of Norway (Riksarkivet) · CC BY 4.0
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- Barrett Deems was born on 1 March 1914. · Springfield.
- Died
- Barrett Deems died on 15 September 1998. · Chicago.
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- United States
- Occupation
- bandleader · musician
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- English
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In High Society, a 1956 film, Deems performs a drum solo during a scene in the back of a bus. In addition, when Louis Armstrong and His All Stars play "Now You Has Jazz", C. Dexter Haven (Bing Crosby) introduces the band members, including Deems, who performs a short drum solo. Deems was married twice. He died in September 1998 of pneumonia at age 84. His second wife, Jane Johnson resides in Momence, Illinois.
The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz.
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Barrett Deems was born in Springfield.
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- 1.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. 664. 1992. 0-85112-939-0.
- 2.Carr, Ian. Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. 165. 1995. 1-85828-137-7.
- 3."Obituary; Barrett Deems"; The Times; 28 September 1998, p. 23
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