Barrett Deems
Biography
Barrett Deems (March 1, 1914 – September 15, 1998) was an American swing drummer from Springfield, Illinois. He worked in bands led by Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Dorsey, Red Norvo, and Muggsy Spanier. In High Society, a 1956 film, Deems performs a drum solo during a scene in the back of a bus. In addition, when Louis Armstrong and His All Stars play "Now You Has Jazz", C. K. Dexter Haven (Bing Crosby) 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.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Ella And Louis
1956
Mack The Knife - Ella In Berlin
1960
Porgy & Bess
1959
Ambassador Satch
1956
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
1954
High Society (Sound Track)
1956
Louis Armstrong's Greatest Hits
1967
Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller By Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars
1955
At The Crescendo Vol. 2
1955
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong On Verve
1997
The 1950's -The Singers
1987
Chicago Concert - 1956
1980
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 1
1980
Joe In Chicago, 1978
1979
History Of Jazz
1978
Louis And The Good Book
1958
Satchmo (A Musical Autobiography Of Louis Armstrong)
1957
Back O'Town Blues / A Theme From The Threepenny Opera (Mack The Knife)
1955
Credited work
892 releases · 133 albums · active 1951–2025
- Performance · 1,169
- Other credits · 6
Studios: Crescendo Club, Hollywood · Hollywood Bowl · Capitol Studios · Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Frequent collaborators
- Louis Armstrong
- Various
- Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars
- Louis Armstrong And The All Stars
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Louis Armstrong, His All Stars
- Louis Armstrong All Stars
- Muggsy Spanier And His Dixieland Band