- Arthur Leon "Tiny" Barge was born in Norfolk, VA on Friday, January 27, 1950. Harry S. Truman was president, the Cold War was in full swing and Rock N Roll was just about to be born.
As a child Leon grew up in a house filled with music. His father sang with the acclaimed Norfolk State Choir
and his uncle, saxophone great Gene "Daddy G" Barge, was beginning what was to become a legendary career.
Leon picked up the trumpet while in elementary school and formed his very first bands, Ricky and the Raptures and the Constellations, in junior high. He soon added saxophone and piano to the list of instruments he played proficiently and began writing his own songs.
It was at this time he acquired the nickname "Tiny" while playing halfback on his schools intramural football team.
It was said he played like a "Tiny" Bobby Mitchell.
The name stuck.
At home Daddy G and The Church Street Five were intricately involved in developing the Norfolk Sound that produced Gary US Bonds and Jimmy Soul. Also the nearby Beach Scene that featured General Johnson and The Showmen, The Tams and Bill Deal and the Rhondels had a tremendous influence on Tiny as a young budding musician and writer.
He began his professional career in 1966 when he joined the Washington D.C. group the El Corols Band and Show. - live music, corporate events, professional music, tidewater records
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TINY BARGE & BIG CHILL BAND
TINY BARGE ENTERPRISES
3425 HIDEAWAY PL
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918
USA
(719) 290-1670
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