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Barrett Deems

Barrett Deems is credited on 766 releases across 135 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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766

Credits

135

Albums

8

Decades active

177

In collections

Biography

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American jazz drummer and bandleader.
Born 1 March 1914 in Springfield, Illinois.
Died 15 September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois.
Began to play professionally with violinist Paul Ash. He played six years with Joe Venuti and with Red Norvo, Jimmy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Muggsy Spanier, Louis Armstrong, W. C. Handy and many others.

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Credited work

766 releases · 135 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Performance · 962
  • Other credits · 4

Studios: Crescendo Club, Hollywood · Pasadena Civic Auditorium · Hollywood Bowl · Club Hangover, San Francisco

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