Barney Floyd - Trumpet

Barney Floyd has been a professional musician since 1981. He is credited on four Grammy nominated albums and two Grammy winners.  

After graduating from Western Michigan University he spent years touring with many famed circuses — Clyde Beatty, Cole Bros., Ringing Bros., Shrine Circuses and many others.

After leaving the big top. Barney traveled with bands including Tex Beneke, the Glen Miller Orchestra, The Dorsey band, and Woody Herman. He toured in the pit orchestras of Broadway theater groups including 42nd Street, Dreamgirls, A Chorus Line, Man of La Mancha, Sound of Music, Annie, and many, many others.

Since moving to New Orleans in 1990, Barney’s credits include many of the best groups, artists and society bands to come out of New Orleans. He has a vast number of TV, movie and commercial sound tracks to his credit as well.

The following is a continuing compilation of the many local and national acts Barney has worked and recorded with. Included here are regular bands, as well as occasional spot dates: 

Marva Wright, Kermit Ruffins, Vince Vance, Luther Kent, Al Belletto, Wardell Quezergue, Dave Bartholomew, Ronnie Kole, Al Hirt Alumni Tribute Band, The Dixie Cups, Aaron Neville, Johnny Adams, The Drifters, The Platters, The Temptations, The O’Jays, Natalie Cole, Wayne Newton, Ronnie Milsap, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra Jr., Bob Hope Show, the Louisiana Philharmonic, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Nicholas Payton Big Band, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Don Vappie, Moonshiners, The Boogie Men, Voo Doo Funk and Soul, Jerry Embry, The Wise Guys, varied Rat Pack shows, David Hansen, Papa Gros Funk, Jubilation, Joe Simon, Allen Toussaint, Cab Calloway Band, New Orleans music review The Joints Jumping, , Ruth Brown (Grammy nominated), Bobby Charles, Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, Dr. John (Grammy nominated), Wardell Quezergue, Vic Shepard, Neslort, Slow Moses, Al Martino, Bobby Charles, Bryan Lee, Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Joe Krown, Brandon Bennett Reflections of Elvis, Jim Bailey, Luther Kent, Los Hombres Caliente, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Lena Prima, behind the scenes trumpet for the HBO series TREME., Funk Brothers under horn direction of Tom Scott, Deacon John and the Ivories, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Chuck Leavell, Gino Vannelli, Allyn Robinson and Chuck Archard, Big John Howell and the Born to Boogie Band, Peter Cetera, Tuscaloosa Horns, and believe it or not — many more.

Barney is an original member of the 2010 Grammy Winner New Orleans Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Irvin Mayfield, and can be heard most Sunday's in the strolling trio at Commanders Palace in New Orleans.