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Tony Sbarbaro

real name Antonio Sbarbaro

New Orleans, United States

Tony Sbarbaro is credited on 506 releases across 157 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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506

Credits

157

Albums

8

Decades active

51

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American jazz drummer and kazoo player (June 27, 1897 New Orleans, Louisiana – October 30, 1969 Forest Hills, New York)
Antonio Sbarbaro, known professionally as Tony Sbarbaro or Tony Spargo, began drumming professionally at age fourteen as part of New Orleans' Frayle Brothers Band. Later, while working in an office by day, he played in Ernest Giardina’s band and with the Brunies brothers at the Tango Palace. In June 1916, he joined friends from New Orleans, Larry Shields, Eddie Edwards, and Nick LaRocca, to form the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in Chicago. Sbarbaro remained the drummer of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band for over 50 years, taking over the band's leadership in 1925.

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Credited work

506 releases · 157 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 554
  • Other credits · 10
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Palais Des Sports, Paris · Sea-Saint Studio · RCA Studios, New York · Medinah Temple

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