Dee Barton

Emerging from a Mississippi musical family, Barton learned the mellophone at three and later mastered trombone, eventually earning a full scholarship to North Texas State University where he performed with the One O'Clock Lab Band. His early ambition to join Stan Kenton materialized in 1961, first as trombonist and later as drummer, contributing compositions such as “Waltz of the Prophets” and “Tu… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources