Dee Barton

Dee Barton
Born	18 September 1937 Mississippi  United States
Died	3 December 2001
Years active	1971 - 1987

Dee Barton (born Dewells Barton Jr., 18 September 1937, Houston, MS - d. 3 December 2001, Brandon, Mississippi) was an American film score composer noted for his horror-esque style of composing in action thriller films. He created the soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood films Play Misty for Me, and the eerie soundtrack to the 1973 film High Plains Drifter.

He attended the University of North Texas College of Music where he was a member of the world renowned One O'Clock Lab Band.

He went on to play in the Stan Kenton Big Band (trombone and drums). He also contributed several compositions and arrangements to the band's library.

Selected filmography

• The Order of the Black Eagle (1987)
• The Rutherford County Line (1987)
• Chain Gang (1984)
• Tales of the Third Dimension (1984)
• Death Screams (1982)
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
• High Plains Drifter (1973)
• The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972)
• Play Misty for Me (1971)

Selected Big Band Charts

• "The Singing Oyster"
• "Turtle Talk"
• "Here's That Rainy Day" (arrangement)
• "Waltz of the Prophets"
• "MacArthur Park"

Family

Married twice:

• Jeri Catheryne Robinson

Son — Dewells Barton III (b. 29 September 29, 1959, Collin County, Texas)

• Jane E. Earl (married August 15, 1965 Los Angeles - divorced, September 1969, Los Angeles)

Dee's brother, William D. "Bill" Barton – trombonist, pianist, arranger, band leader, and long time resident of Hawaii – died December 8, 2007, Starkville, Mississippi.^[1]

References

1. ^ Obituary, William D. "Bill" Barton, Starkville Daily News, December 14, 2007

External links

• Read interview with Dee Barton and complete biography, see photos, and hear music written by him at http://mswritersandmusicians.com/musicians/dee-barton.html
• Obituary

• Dee Barton at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Barton, Dee
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Date of birth	18 September 1937
Place of birth	Mississippi
Date of death	3 December 2001
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