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16 de sept. de 1998 · Barrett Deems, 85, a virtuoso drummer and one of the most colorful characters in Chicago jazz, died Tuesday morning in Columbia Grant Hospital in Chicago of pneumonia.
Barrett Deems (March 1, 1914 – September 15, 1998) was an American swing drummer from Springfield, Illinois. He worked in bands led by Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Dorsey, Red Norvo, and Muggsy Spanier. In High Society, a 1956 film, Deems performs a drum solo during a scene
20 de ene. de 2012 · The Chicago Jazz Festival is the largest FREE jazz festival in the world and it's one of the highlights of Chicago's cultural calendar. This video goes back ...
Deems, once billed as “the world’s fastest drummer,” began his professional career in the late 1920s and led several Chicago-area bands, including his own Barrett Deams 18-piece Big Band. Deems worked with Joe Venuti, Jimmy Dorsey, Red Norvo, Muggsy Spanier, Jack Teagarden, and Art Hodes.
28 de jun. de 2010 · Though Barrett Deems was known as “the world’s fastest drummer”—resulting in his earning premier billing at Chicago’s Randolph Square in the 1940s and accolades from Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich—Deems’ effortless swing, solid time, and propulsive drive were the traits that enabled him to maintain a career over seven decades.
Barrett Deems played with jazz masters such as Louie Armstrong, Red Norvo, Jimmy Dorsey, Trummy Young, Charlie Barnet, Muggsy Spanier, Joe Venuti and many ot...
29 de feb. de 1996 · Barrett Deems resumed his Tuesday night platform at the Elbo Room a few weeks ago, a month before his 83rd birthday. Surrounded by his 18-piece orchestra, the drummer, who’d been on vacation...
