| Barney Kessel  Born: 17-Oct-1923
Birthplace: Muskogee, OK
Died: 6-May-2004
Location of death: San Diego, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Brain
Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Christian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Guitarist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Be-bop guitarist Retired after a severe stroke in 1992.
[1] Baptized at age 12.
Son: Dan Kessel (from previous marriage)
Son: David B. Kessel (from previous marriage)
Wife: Phyllis Van Doren (4th, m. 1992)
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1999
Stroke 1992
Jewish Ancestry
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