Cappy Barra Harmonica Band


The Cappy Barra Harmonica Band was an American harmonica ensemble — originally a trio, then a quartet, then two groups — that played big band arrangements. Cappy Barra flourished from 1935 to 1945.

History

1938 to 1942
Post World War II
Performing members
Non-performing members
  1. I Love to Whistle, by Jimmy McHugh & Harold Adamson , sung by Deanna Durbin with the Cappy Barra Harmonica Band at party
Musical film shorts
The 1942–44 musicians' strike banned musicians from recording with major labels. A year earlier, the motion picture industry began producing short music films, which were not banned. The films were the early version of music videos — known as "soundies. Cappy Barra performed on the following soundies:
The Smoothies and The Cappy Barra Harmonica Boys
Smoothies personnel: Babs and the two brothers, Charlie & Little Ryan ''

Discography

Cappy Barra Harmonica Swing Ensemble
United States
The Netherlands
Ireland
France
Hong Kong