(1936-07-15) July 15, 1936 (age 86) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Musician, arranger, record producer
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
1950–present
Biography
After winning a nationwide talent contest at the age of four and starring in the film Valley of the Sun Marches On, Barnum continued his acting career on TV in the Amos 'n' Andy Show, the Jack Benny Show, and others, making his first solo recording as Pee Wee Barnum in 1950.[1][2]
He then joined doo-wop groups the Dootones and, in late 1955, when Carl Gardner and bass Bobby Nunn left the Robins to form the Coasters for Atlantic, Barnum replaced Bobby Nunn as baritone and bass for the Robins, as well as playing piano for them. This version of the Robins recorded for the Whippet label, where Barnum soon became the A&R man. In 1960, under the pseudonym "Dudley" he recorded the radio hit "El Pizza", a parody of Marty Robbins' "El Paso". He had the only hit under his own name, the instrumental "Lost Love" which reached number 35 in the United States on Billboard's top singles chart in early 1961.[3] In the same year he recorded the first version of "Nut Rocker", credited to Jack B. Nimble and the Quicks. He also recorded three albums as a singer-pianist during the 1960s and released a 1966 single as H. B. and the Checkmates.[1][2]
Barnum produced an album recorded by the Novells, a Los Angeles area band, titled, That Did It! in 1968. The album re-emerged as an import some 40 years later when it was released in the UK in July 2005 and again in December 2007 by Radioactive Records.[citation needed]
Barnum is the older brother of backup singer Billie Barnum.
H.B. Barnum Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2016)
H.B. Barnum - The Historymakers
March 04, 2023
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