Barney Kessel
Cool jazz, Musical Artist
1923 – 2004
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Who was Barney Kessel?
Barney Kessel was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Noted in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a "first call" guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as The Wrecking Crew.
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- Born
- Oct 17, 1923
Muskogee - Also known as
- Barney Kessell
- Bernard Kessel
- Kessel, Barney
- Spouses
- Betty Jane Baker
(1961/08/15 - 1980) - Gail Farmer
(1949/08/05 - ) - Phyllis Magary Van Doren
(1992/01/24 - 2004/05/06)
- Betty Jane Baker
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Muskogee
- Died
- May 6, 2004
San Diego
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on July 23, 2013
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