Dave Barbour

Through various stages of his career, Dave Barbour was known as a banjoist, a guitarist, a songwriter, the husband of singer Peggy Lee and an actor. At other times he was known for doing not much of anything, including a final period of more than a decade when he hung out in Malibu and made only a few extremely random public appearances as a musician. His greatest accomplishment, all told, seems to have been propelling Lee -- who had initially given up her singing career for marriage and children -- into becoming a major singing star. Musically, he and Lee were just a great co...