David Michael Barbour was an American jazz guitarist.
11 Facts About Dave Barbour
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Dave Barbour was married to singer Peggy Lee and was her co-writer, accompanist, and bandleader.
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Dave Barbour was born in Long Island, New York, United States.
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When Dave Barbour was twelve, he played banjo at Carnegie Hall.
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Dave Barbour started his career as a banjoist with Adrian Rollini in 1933 and then Wingy Manone in 1934.
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Dave Barbour switched to guitar in the middle of the decade and played with Red Norvo from 1935 to 1936.
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Dave Barbour found much work as a studio musician and in ensembles with Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Lennie Hayton, Charlie Barnet, Raymond Scott, Glenn Miller, Lou Holden, and Woody Herman.
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Dave Barbour then married Marian Collier from 1960 to 1963.
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Dave Barbour left music and acted in the movies Mr Music and The Secret Fury in 1950.
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Dave Barbour performed sporadically, recording once with Benny Carter in 1962.
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Dave Barbour died in 1965 of a hemorrhaged ulcer in Malibu Beach, California, at the age of 53.