Person Open DS/UK/9489 Barber; Chris (17 April 1930-2 March 2021); OBE; British jazz trombonist and bandleader Barber Chris 17 April 1930-2 March 2021 British jazz trombonist and bandleader Male (cisgender) Donald Christopher Barber Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England (born)

British Music | Trombone, Bandleader White No known disability No known religious affiliation Former spouse of Naida Lane (dancer and singer), Ottilie Patterson (Northern Irish blues singer), and Renate Hilbich Spouse of Kate Gray Heterosexual Chris Barber OBE was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. He helped many musicians with their careers and had a UK top twenty trad jazz hit with "Petite Fleur" in 1959. These included the blues singer Ottilie Patterson and Lonnie Donegan. He provided an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner, and sponsored African-American blues musicians to visit Britain, making Barber a significant figure in launching the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Barber (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 11/27/2013 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 f8dc7473-604c-46dc-bbc0-67009733301b