Drummers · 1929–2007

Danny Barcelona

American musician (1929-2007)

Born: 23 July 1929
Waipahu
Died: 1 April 2007
Monterey Park
Country: United States

Biography

Danny Barcelona was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Danny Barcelona was born on 23 July 1929 in Waipahu and died on 1 April 2007 in Monterey Park. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Danny Barcelona (July 23, 1929 – April 1, 2007) was an American jazz drummer best known for his years with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars. He was a Filipino-American born in Waipahu, Hawaii, a community of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was also frequently introduced to audiences by Armstrong as "The Little Filipino Boy." Armstrong usually followed up by calling himself "the little Arabian boy."

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Albums where Danny Barcelona is credited as a sideman

1961	Recording Together for the First Time — Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington	drums (drum set)
1963	The Great Reunion — Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington	drums (drum set)
1964	Hello, Dolly! — Louis Armstrong	drums (drum set), membranophone
1968	What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong	drums (drum set)
2004	American Music Legends — Louis Armstrong	drums (drum set)
2012	Blue Note Jazz Inspiration — Duke Ellington	drums (drum set)