Gene Barge

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Biography

American musician

  • Aliases
  • James Gene Barge
  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·actor·music_department
  • Nationality
  • United States
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 09 August 1926
  • Place of birth
  • Norfolk· Virginia

Music

Movies

Books

Trivia

To date he has only appeared in movies directed by Andrew Davis.

Played the tenor sax solos on the 1957 hit, "C.C. Rider" by Chuck Willis.

Worked as a producer and arranger with Chess Records in Chicago in the 1960s and 70s.

Is the "Daddy G" referred to by Gary U.S. Bonds in the 1961 song, "Quarter To Three" due to his sax playing on an earlier record, "A Night With Daddy G" by The Church Street Five. Played the tenor sax solos on the song as well. Also mentioned in the 1961 hit, "Bristol Stomp" by The Dovells. Barge picked up the name Daddy G from Bishop Daddy Grace, founder of The United House Of Prayer For All People in 1919.

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