Everett Barksdale

Everett Barksdale (April 28, 1910 – January 29, 1986) was an American jazz guitarist and session musician.

Biography Barksdale born in Detroit, Michigan, originally played bass and banjo before settling on guitar. In the 1930s, he moved to Chicago, where he was in Erskine Tate's band.

As a sideman, Barksdale played guitar in many genres. He worked with vocalists Dean Barlow, Maxine Sullivan, the Blenders, and the Clovers.

Barksdale retired from active performance in the 1970s and moved to California.

Discography

As sideman Red Allen, Ride, Red, Ride in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor, 1957) Louis Armstrong, Louis and the Angels (Decca, 1957) Louis Armstrong, Louis and the Good Book (Brunswick, 1958) Chet Baker, Baker's Holiday (Limelight, 1965) Lavern Baker, See See Rider (Atlantic, 1963) George Barnes, Guitar Galaxies (Mercury, 1962) Sidney Bechet, Walkin' and Talkin' to Myself (Jazztone, 1956) Vinnie Bell, Big Sixteen Guitar Favorites (Musicor, 1965) Nappy Brown, Don't Be Angry! (Savoy, 1984) Oscar Brown, Sin & Soul (Columbia, 1960) Milt Buckner, Rockin' Hammond (Capitol, 1956) Solomon Burke, If You Need Me (Atlantic, 1963) Billy Butler, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Prestige, 1970) Al Caiola, Italian Guitars (Time, 1960) Cab Calloway, Hi De Hi De Ho (RCA, 1982) Nat King Cole, The Nat King Cole Story (Capitol, 1961) Chris Connor, Sings Lullabys of Birdland (Bethlehem, 1954) Sam Cooke, Swing Low (RCA Victor, 1961) Sam Cooke, My Kind of Blues (RCA Victor, 1961) King Curtis, Sweet Soul (Atco, 1968) Bill Danoff, Reincarnation (ABC, 1969) Vic Dickenson & Joe Thomas, Mainstream (Atlantic, 1958) Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Dream a Little Dream of Me (1950) Lotti Golden, Motor-Cycle (Atlantic, 1969) Cyril Haynes, The Spider Plays (Golden Crest, 1958) Johnny Hodges, Don't Sleep in the Subway (Verve, 1967) Dick Hyman, Keyboard Kaleidoscope (Command, 1964) Budd Johnson, French Cookin' (Argo, 1963) J. J. Johnson, Broadway Express (RCA Victor, 1965) Herbie Mann and Tamiko Jones, A Mann & A Woman (Atlantic, 1966) Jimmy McGriff, Cherry (Solid State, 1966) Jimmy McGriff, Groove Grease (Groove Merchant, 1971) Big Miller, Did You Ever Hear the Blues? (United Artists, 1959) Hugo Montenegro, Boogie Woogie + Bongos (Time, 1962) Esther Phillips, Esther Phillips Sings (Atlantic, 1966) Jimmy Scott, Little Jimmy Scott (Savoy, 1984) Neil Sedaka, Rock with Sedaka (RCA Victor, 1959) Nina Simone, Nina Simone Sings the Blues (RCA Victor, 1967) Nina Simone, To Love Somebody (RCA Victor, 1969) Rex Stewart, Rendezvous with Rex (Felsted, 1958) Buddy Tate, Swinging Like Tate (Felsted, 1958) Art Tatum, The Art Tatum Trio (Capitol, 1953) Art Tatum, Art Tatum (Capitol, 1956) Clark Terry, Chico O'Farrill, Spanish Rice (Impulse!, 1966) Harold Vick, The Caribbean Suite (RCA Victor, 1967) Harold Vick, Straight Up (RCA Victor, 1967) Dicky Wells, Bones for the King (Felsted, 1958) Dicky Wells, Trombone Four-in-Hand (Felsted, 1959) Kai Winding, Rainy Day (Verve, 1965) Kai Winding, The In Instrumentals (Verve, 1965)