Danny Barker

Aliases: Danny Barker and His Creole Cats
Real name: Daniel Moses Barker
Born: January 13, 1909
Died: March 13, 1994
Country: United States
IPI: 00002102176 5 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Jazz and blues guitarist, banjoist, singer and composer
Family: Blue Lu Barker Wife

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Don't You Make Me High	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	1938	(21 artists)
My Indian Red	Danny Barker and His Creole Cats	1954	(8 artists)
That Made Him Mad	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	1938	(8 artists)
Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing	Danny Barker and His Creole Cats	1954	(5 artists)

Covers by Danny Barker

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Ballin' the Jack	Blue Lu & Danny Barker	April 14, 1998	Prince's Band
i	Bill Bailey	Danny Barker	1956	Arthur Collins
	Bourbon Street Parade	Blue Lu & Danny Barker	April 14, 1998	George Lewis and His New Orleans All Stars featuring Paul Barbarin
i	Bye Bye Blackbird	Danny Barker	1956	Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
i	Careless Love Blues	Danny Barker	1956	(unknown)
i	Charleston	Danny Barker	1956	Elisabeth Welch and Chorus PRF, The Ambassadors [US2] REC, Arthur Gibbs and His Gang REL
i	Chinatown, My Chinatown	Danny Barker	1956	Grace Kerns and J. B. Wells
	Chocko Mo Feendo Hey	Danny Barker and His Creole Cats	1954	Sugar Boy and His Cane Cutters
	Georgia Grind	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	May 1939	Papa Charlie Jackson, Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five - Vocal Chorus by Louis and Lillian Armstrong
	Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)	Danny Barker	1988	Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike)
	Heart of My Heart	Milt Hinton with vocal by Danny Barker (Milt Hinton, Danny Barker)	1990	Unverified
	I Aint Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll	Milt Hinton with vocal by Danny Barker (Milt Hinton, Danny Barker)	1990	Unverified
	I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate	Blue Lu & Danny Barker	April 14, 1998	Ladd's Black Aces (Original Memphis Five)
i	Lazy River	Danny Barker	1956	Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
	Mama Don't Allow It	Milt Hinton with vocal by Danny Barker (Milt Hinton, Danny Barker)	1990	Unverified
	Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)	Danny Barker	1988	Jack Denny & His Orchestra
	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Danny Barker	1988	Jimmie Cox PRF, Blind Bobby Baker and His Guitar REC,REL
i	Royal Garden Blues	Danny Barker	1956	Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds
	Stay in Your Own Backyard	Danny Barker, Dick Hyman	1978	May Kelso
	St. James Infirmary	Danny Barker	1988	(unknown), (unknown), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
	St. James Infirmary	Blue Lu & Danny Barker	April 14, 1998	(unknown), (unknown), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
i	Sweet Sue	Danny Barker	1956	Charley Straight and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Sylvano
	The Second Line	Blue Lu & Danny Barker	April 14, 1998	Paul Barbarin and His New Orleans Jazz Band
i	The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise	Danny Barker	1956	Edward Allen
i	Tiger Rag	Danny Barker	1956	Original Dixieland Jass Band
i	Tishomingo Blues	Danny Barker	1956	Eddie Nelson
	When You're Smiling	Danny Barker	1988	Henry Thies and His Hotel Sinton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Don Dewey
	You Got the Right Key but the Wrong Keyhole	Blue Lu & Danny Barker	April 14, 1998	Virginia Liston
	You Got the Right Key, but the Wrong Keyhole	Danny Barker	1988	Virginia Liston

Songs written by Danny Barker

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Don't You Make Me High	J. Mayo Williams, Danny Barker, Blue Lu Barker	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	August 11, 1938	Covered by (21 artists)
Here's a Little Girl from Jacksonville	Danny Barker	Blue Lu Barker	1948	Covered by (2 artists)
Save the Bones for Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat)	Danny Barker, Michael Goldsen	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra - Vocal by Bob Merrell REC, Johnny Mercer and The King Cole Trio REL	July 1947	Covered by (14 artists)
That Made Him Mad	Danny Barker	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	November 22, 1938	Covered by (8 artists)
Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing	Danny Barker, Howard Mandolf	Danny Barker and His Creole Cats	1953	Covered by (5 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Don't Give the Name a Bad Place - Types & Stereotypes in American Musical Theater 1870-1900	Max Morath - Danny Barker - Clifford Jackson - Dick Hyman	1978	New World Records
Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival	Blue Lu & Danny Barker	April 14, 1998	Orleans Records
Save The Bones	Danny Barker	1988	Orleans Records
The Fabulous Banjo of Danny Barker	Danny Barker	1956	Period Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Chocko Mo Feendo Hey	Danny Barker and His Creole Cats	1954	King Zulu
Don't You Make Me High	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	1938	Decca
Georgia Grind	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	May 1939	Decca
That Made Him Mad	Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker's Fly Cats	1938	Decca
Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing	Danny Barker and His Creole Cats	1954	King Zulu