# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/barney-kessel
# Generated: 2026-09-07T02:53:04.144Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/barney-kessel"
name: "Barney Kessel"
slug: "barney-kessel"
description: "Barney Kessel was an American jazz guitarist. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a \"first call\" guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew."
tagline: "American jazz guitarist (1923–2004)"
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gender: "male"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1923-10-17"
deathDate: "2004-05-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump