| LC control no. | n 81072985 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bigard, Barney |
| Variant(s) | Bigard, Albany Leon Bigard, Barney, 1906-1980 |
| See also | Corporate body: Glenn Miller Orchestra |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1906-03-03 |
| Death date | 1980-06-27 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans (La.) |
| Place of death | Culver City (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Affiliation | Gingersnaps (Musical group) Duke Ellington Orchestra All Stars (Musical group : Louis Armstrong) Albert Nicholas Band |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Clarinetists Jazz musicians |
| Found in | The Duke's men. [Phonodisc] 1968. His With Louis and the Duke, 1986, c1985: t.p. (Barney Bigard) p. [5], etc. (b. 3/3/1906 in New Orleans; d. 1980) ASCAP biog. dict. of composers, authors and publishers, 1980 (Bigard, Albany Leon (Barney); composer, clarinetist) American National Biography Online, accessed June 9, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Bigard, Barney; Albany Leon Bigard; clarinetist, jazz musician; born 03 March, 1906 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; studied clarinet; tenor saxophonist at Albert Nicholas's band (1922), later at Luis Russell's band, New Orleans; later switched to clarinet and played for King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators, Plantation CafeĢ, Chicago (1924-1927); played with group led by Luis Russell, New York City; clarinetist at Duke Ellington Orchestra, Cotton Club, Harlem (1928-1942); played at local groups, formed a small band and did studio work in West Coast (1942-1943); played with Kid Ory, California (1944 or 1945); appeared with Armstrong in film New Orleans (1947); toured and recorded with Louis Armstrong's All Stars (1947-1952); appeared at brief engagements, concerts, and festivals (1952-1962); died 27 June, 1980 in Culver City, California, United States) |
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