CHECKER RECORDS 1965 LP 2994
Saxophonist / bandleader / producer / arranger / songwriter.
Barge achieved some notoriety in 1957 by blowing a haunting, distinctive solo on
Chuck Willis's "C.C. Rider", a # 1 R&B hit. A later session with Chuck Willis in
October 1957 provided another fine sax solo on "Betty and Dupree". King Curtis
was clearly influenced by Barge. By 1960, Gene was working for the Legrand label
in Norfolk, which was founded in 1958 by Frank Guida and Joe Royster. From his
jazz and R&B connections, Guida assembled a group of local musicians to form a
house band for Legrand's recording sessions. Barge and the aforementioned Nabs
Shields were among them, alongside pianist Willie Burnell, trombonist Leonard
Barks, bass player Ron "Junior" Fairley, guitarist Wayne Beckner and another
tenor sax man, Earl Swanson, who was married to Ruth Brown at the time. It was
this group, minus Swanson and Burnell, that recorded the instrumental "A Night
With Daddy G (Parts 1 & 2)" in 1960. Co-written by Barge, Guida and Royster,
the record (Legrand 1004) bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1961
and was credited to The Church Street Five. "Daddy G" became Barge's nickname.
Recorded: Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois
Engineer – Ron Malo
Producer – Gene Barge
tracks list
A1 I Feel Fine
Written-By – John Lennon-Paul McCartney*
A2 Shake
Written-By – Sam Cooke
A3 Fine Twine
Written-By – Gene Barge, Gerald Sims
A4 The Jerk
Written-By – Don Julian
A5 The Way You Do The Things You Do
Written-By – Rogers*, Robinson*
A6 The "In" Crowd
Written-By – Billy Page
B1 Twine Time
Written-By – Williams*, Rice*
B2 Come See About Me
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*
B3 Voice Your Choice
Written-By – Gerald Sims, M. McAlister*
B4 The Monkey Time
Written-By – C. Mayfield*
B5 It's All Over Now
Written-By – B. Womack*, S. Womack*
B6 How Sweet It Is To Be Love By You
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*