The HistoryMakers video oral history with Gene Barge.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 51 min., 59 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2012.043 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Barge, Gene, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Gene Barge |
| Portion of title | Gene Barge |
| Abstract | Saxophonist, music producer and song writer Gene Barge was born on August 9, 1926 in Norfolk, Virginia. After receiving his B.A. degree in music from West Virginia State College in 1950, Barge played with a number of bands including the Griffin Brothers. In 1955, Barge recorded two saxophone instrumentals, "Country" and "Way Down Home," on Chess Records' Checker label. In 1957, Barge played the saxophone on Chuck Willis' pop hit "C.C. Rider." In 1960, he recorded A Night with Daddy G with his band the Church Street Five. Barge and Gary U.S. Bonds co-wrote the pop hit "Quarter to Three," played on Fontella Bass' Rescue Me on the Chess Records label. Barge received a Grammy Award for co-producing Natalie Cole's "Sophisticated Lady." Barge toured with Fats Domino, Bo Diddley and The Rolling Stones. He had roles in many major motion pictures including Under Siege, The Package, and The Fugitive. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2012 January 20. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2012.043 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |