Saxophonist Gene “Daddy G” Barge, who toured with The Rolling Stones and Bo Diddley and produced Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf earlier than making an attempt his hand as actor in movies like “The Fugitive” alongside Harrison Ford and “Beneath Siege” with Steven Seagal — died Sunday at his dwelling in Bronzeville. He was 98.
Mr. Barge died in his sleep from pure causes, his daughter, Gina Barge, stated.
“He prided himself on his preparations however he actually liked, simply liked enjoying, the saddest a part of the final six years of his life was that he wasn’t capable of play sax, which was his past love,” she stated. Mr. Barnes was the longtime saxophonist and vocalist for the hard-hitting Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, who graced the levels of space golf equipment and the Chicago Blues Competition through the years.
Mr. Barge, who was a longtime resident of Chatham earlier than shifting to Bronzeville about 13 years in the past to be nearer to his daughter, grew up in Norfolk, Virginia.
He moved to Chicago within the Sixties to change into a workers musician and producer with Chess Information.
His first large break got here when the tune “Quarter to Three” — which Mr. Barge organized and Gary U.S. Bonds sang — shot up the charts in 1961. He later performed on Fontella Bass’ “Rescue Me.”
Along with touring with the Rolling Stones, Mr. Barge additionally took to the street with Fat Domino, Bo Diddley and his good pal, Buddy Man.
Mr. Barge was pals with movie director Andrew Davis, a Chicago native who forged him in a number of of his movies, together with 1993’s “The Fugitive” wherein he performed a Chicago cop, and “Beneath Siege” iin 1992 wherein he portrayed a bail jumper.
His spouse, Sarah Barge, died in 2008. The couple had been married for greater than 40 years.
Along with his daughter Gina, Mr. Barge is survived by one other daughter, Gail Florence, in addition to two grandchildren and several other nice grandchildren.
Providers are being organized.
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