H. B. Barnum

Hidle Barnum Brown ( born July 15, 1936 in Houston, Texas ) is an American record producer, instrumentalist, singer and arranger.

As a child, Barnum worked as an actor in film and television. In 1955 he founded the doo-wop group The Dootones at the request of the label operator Dootsie Williams of Dootone Records. The only publication was Teller of Fortune and the band broke up again. In 1956 he replaced Bobby Nunn at the Robins, which he also produced partially. Overall, he sang until 1961 on twelve plates of the Robins for the labels Whippet Records, Knight Records, Arvee Records and Gone Records. In addition to his first own single Blue Moon on Imperial Record and studio work as a musician, for example, as a drummer on Dorsey Burnettes rockabilly classic Bertha Lou, he produced several artists, including the 1959 number - five hit Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces.

His first chart note in their own right, he reached in 1960 with the instrumental Lost Love on Eldo Records. This success led to a contract with RCA Records, where he recorded his first album The Big Voice of Barnum. Although he continued to publish a number of their own plates, began his work as an arranger and producer in the foreground. A change to Capitol Records in 1965 was the logical step due to its rising reputation. Together with my colleague David Axelrod, he developed an orchestral jazz-funk sound, which should have a major impact in the following decades. He oversaw recordings by musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Etta James, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls and The Supremes.

Mitt 1970s Barnum moved to television, where he composed music for shows and commercial jingles and produced. With the HB Barnum 's Life Choir he formed a gospel ensemble, and designed the church services at St. Paul's Baptist Church in Los Angeles regularly.

Discography

It does not include plates of the bands The Dootones, The Robins, The Ding Dongs, The Dyna- Sores and The Mad Lads.

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