George Barnes had an ear for music, and had started playing piano at the remarkably young age of 4 - heartily encouraged by his professional musician family.

George Barnes (1921 - 1977) began his career in Chicago while still a teenager. In 1935 he was playing blues guitar backup for singers like Memphis Minnie and Blind John Davis before making his move ...

Jazz guitarist George Barnes made his reputation playing in a variety of formats—guitar duets with Karl Kress and others, a memorable quartet with Ruby Braff, solo guitarist, and pick-up bands. His ...

January 15, 2013 • Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument. But as soon as guitarists could plug into an ...

Jazz guitarist George Barnes made his reputation playing in a variety of formats--guitar duets with Karl Kress and others, a memorable quartet with Ruby Braff, solo guitarist, and pick-up bands. His ...

Barnes leads a two guitar front quartet through the heart of the American Canon from the perspective of his patently Midwestern roots. His musical approach is more rural than urban, recalling an ...