Barrett Deems
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Barrett Deems (March 1, 1914 – September 15, 1998)[1] was an American swing drummer from Springfield, Illinois.[2] He worked in bands led by Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Dorsey, Red Norvo, and Muggsy Spanier.[3]
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. K. 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.[1]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barrett Deems.
- Barrett Deems page at Drummerworld
- Barrett Deems Interview NAMM Oral History Library (1998)
- Guide to the Barrett Deems Papers circa 1950s-1999 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
- Barrett Deems recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
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