Charlie Barnet

Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991)

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Born: October 26, 1913
Died: September 4, 1991
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1913

About Charlie Barnet

Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. His major recordings were "Nagasaki", "Skyliner", "Cherokee", "The Wrong Idea", "Scotch and Soda", "In a Mizz", and "Southland Shuffle". == Early life == Barnet was born in New York City, the son of Charline (née Daly) and Willard Barnet. His parents divorced when he was two, and he was raised by his mother and her grandparents. His grandfather was Charles Frederick Daly, a vice-president for the New York Central Railroad, banker, and businessman. Barnet attended boarding schools, both in the New York and Chicago areas. He learned to play piano and saxophone as a child. He often left school to listen to music and to try to gain work as a musician. Although his family wanted him to become a lawyer, he chose to be a musician instead. == Career == By sixteen, Barnet had performed on tours with Jean Goldkette's satellite band and was in New York, where he joined Frank Winegar's Pennsylvania Boys on tenor saxophone.

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Career and life highlights

The height of Barnet's popularity—and his first truly permanent band—came between 1939 and 1941, a period that began with his hit version of "Cherokee", written by Ray Noble and arranged by Billy May.
Barnet was one of the first bandleaders to integrate his band, with more black musicians working for him than virtually all of the other popular white bandleaders.
Unusually, for a mainly white group, Barnet was booked to perform at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and established a new attendance record.
Barnet began recording in October 1933, during an engagement at New York's Park Central Hotel, but was not a great success for most of the 1930s, regularly breaking up his band and changing its style.

Charlie Barnet timeline

1933Barnet began recording in October 1933, during an engagement at New York's Park Central Hotel, but was not a great success for most of the 1930s, regularly breaking up his band and changing its style.
1939The height of Barnet's popularity—and his first truly permanent band—came between 1939 and 1941, a period that began with his hit version of "Cherokee", written by Ray Noble and arranged by Billy May.

The world when Charlie Barnet was born

Charlie Barnet was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Charlie Barnet's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1913	2026
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	96.0M	341 million

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