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Barrett Deems (March 1, 1914 – September 15, 1998) was an American swing drummer from Springfield,

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Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

Jimmy Dorsey James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards " I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary Peopl ...

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Muggsy Spanier Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago. He was a member of the Bucktown Five, pioneers of the "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and swi ...

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) introduces the band members, including Deems, who performs a short drum solo. Deems was married twice. He died in September 1998 of pneumonia at age 84. His second wife, Jane Johnson resides in Momence, Illinois."Obituary; Barrett Deems"; ''

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References

External links

Barrett Deems page at DrummerworldBarrett Deems Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (1998)
Guide to the Barrett Deems Papers circa 1950s-1999
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University of Chicago Special Collections Research CenterBarrett Deems recordings
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