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Kessel was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. He began his career as a teenager touring with local dance bands.
Barney Kessel is known for his innovative work in the guitar trio setting. In the 1950s, he made a series of albums called "The Poll Winners" with Ray Brown on bass and Shelley Manne on drums.
During the 1960s Kessell became one of the most in-demand session guitarists in America, and is considered a key member of the group of first-call session musicians now usually known as The Wrecking Crew. In this capacity he played on hundreds of famous pop recordings including albums and singles by Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, The Monkees and many others.
Kessel died of brain cancer in San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego is a city located in the southwestern corner of the state of California (and thus in the southwestern corner of the continental United States). It is the county seat of San Diego County, California. The city is noted for its temperate climate an. He had been in poor health after suffering a stroke in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi.
Kessel was a member of the Oscar PetersonOscar Emmanuel Peterson is a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was born on August 15, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,. He began learning trumpet and piano from his father at the age of five, but by the age of seven, after a bout of tuberculosis, he Trio with Ray Brown. The guitar chair was called the hardest gig in show business since Peterson often liked to play a breakneck tempos of up to 300 beats per minute. Herb EllisMitchell Herbert (Herb) Ellis (born in 1921) is an American jazz guitarist. He became prominent after performing with the Oscar Peterson Trio from 1953 to 1958. Before that he had worked with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey, and Soft W took over for Kessell after a year or so.