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Biography
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Barrett Deems
Effective period / Period of releases: 1975
American jazz drummer and bandleader.Born 1 March 1914 in Springfield, Illinois.
Died 15 September 1998 in Chicago, Illinois.
Began to play professionally with violinist Paul Ash (2). He played six years with Joe Venuti and with Red Norvo, Jimmy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Muggsy Spanier, Louis Armstrong, W. C. Handy and many others.