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Dave Barbour

real name David Michael Barbour

Dave Barbour is credited on 990 releases across 351 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Credits

351

Albums

8

Decades active

61

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Biography

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American guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter.
Born: 28 May 1912 in Long Island, New York, USA.
Died: 11 December 1965 in Malibu Beach, California, USA (aged 53).
Married to singer Peggy Lee (1943 to 1952).
As a songwriter, he charted eight times, all written with his wife at the time, singer Peggy Lee. He also charted once with his band, Dave Barbour and His Orchestra, in 1950, with "Mambo Jambo". He and Peggy had a #1 songwritten song in 1948 with "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)", which Peggy sang. Their song "I Don't Know Enough About You" charted three times in 1946, by The Mills Brothers (#7), Peggy Lee (#7), and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (#12).

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Credited work

990 releases · 351 albums · active 1950–2024

  • Performance · 1,224
  • Other credits · 72

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Fine Recording Studios · Radio Recorders · Philharmonic Auditorium

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