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* Nov 22 1901 or 190216 New Orleans, La.
† Apr 3 1981 New Orleans, La.
Nickname: Polo
Brother of Emile Barnes
He played the clarinet and saxophone.
As a brass band musician he played with:
Eureka,
Diamond stone,
Tuxedo Brass Band
Paul Barnes recorded while a member of Joe "King" Oliver's dance band,
specifically from September 30, 1934, to February 28, 1935, when the band was
based in Huntington, West Virginia.
He was a member of King Oliver's "Victor Recording Orchestra" during three
separate periods: 1927, 1931, and 1934-1935. In 1932, between those latter
stints with Oliver, he led his own band, the Paul D. Barnes Orchestra. After he
left Oliver in 1935, he returned to New Orleans, and, beginning in the 1950s,
divided his time between California and his hometown, ultimately playing at
Preservation Hall. He retired in 1977, and died four years later.
http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/west_virginia_history/v001/1.1wilkinson.html
Barnes attended
St. Paul Lutheran College, and began playing
alto saxophone in 1919. He and
Lawrence Marrero formed the
Original Diamond Band, later known as the
Young Tuxedo Band. He was with
Kid Rena in 1922, the
Maple Leaf Orchestra in 1923, and
Papa Celestin's
Original Tuxedo Band later that year;
Celestin's group recorded his tune "My Josephine", which became quite popular.
He played with
Chick Webb in 1927, and with
King Oliver three times (1927, 1931, 1934-35).
He toured with
Jelly Roll Morton in 1928-29.
In 1932-33 he led his own band; in that decade he played with
Chester Zardis (1935), and
Kid Howard (1937-39,
1941). He played in
Algiers, Louisiana in a
Navy band from 1942-45, then returned to
work with Celestin from 1946 to 1951. From 1952 to 1957 he left music and
moved to
California. Upon his return to New
Orleans in 1959, he played with Paul Barbarin (1960), but from 1962-65
joined the Young Men from New Orleans band that played on a
riverboat at
Disneyland. He returned again to New
Orleans in 1964 and played at
Preservation Hall and
Dixieland Hall. He toured Europe in
1973-74, but poor health ended his career in 1977.
Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, , The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.
Oxford, 1999, p. 39
He debut with the Young Tuxedo Orchestra in 1920 and joined the
Original Tuxedo Orchestra under Celestin and Ridgley in 1921, and was with
them until 1927. Toured with Joe "King" Oliver until 1935. He wrote a
diary in these years, which is an important jazz document. Played with Kid
Howard at Lavida Ballroom and played during WWII in Algiers Naval Station
Band. In 60's he worked with Johnny St. Cyr at Disneyland.16
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