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Barrett Deems

Barrett Deems is credited on 768 releases across 134 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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768

Pressings credited

134

Albums

8

Decades active

167

In collections

Biography

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 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.

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768 releases · 134 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Performance · 964
  • Other credits · 4

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

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