Carl Barriteau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Trinidad and Tobago musician
Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1914
Place of Birth: Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Date of Death: 24-Aug-1998
Profession: jazz musician
Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Carl Barriteau
- Carl Alrich Stanley Barriteau (7 February 1914, in Trinidad – 24 August 1998, in Sydney) was a jazz clarinetist. Born in Trinidad, Barriteau was raised in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
- He played tenor horn in Trinidad from 1926 to 1932, then played clarinet in a local police band from 1933 to 1936.
- At the same time, he also played in Port of Spain with the Jazz Hounds and the Williams Brothers Blue Rhythm Orchestra.
- He moved to London, where he played in Ken Johnson's West Indian Swing Band.
- Melody Maker named him "best clarinetist" for seven consecutive years.
- He led his own group on recordings for Decca Records in the 1940s. Barriteau undertook USO tours for American troops from 1958 to 1966.
- He emigrated to Australia in 1970.
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