- Source: Lionel Batiste
"Uncle" Lionel Batiste (February 11, 1931 – July 8, 2012) was an American jazz and blues musician and singer from New Orleans. He began his music career at the age of 11 playing bass drum with the Square Deal Social & Pleasure Club. He was the bass drummer, vocalist and assistant leader of the Treme Brass Band; known for his kazoo playing and singing as well, and has recorded a CD as a vocalist.
Besides inspiring younger musicians with his playing, he served as a role model to many of them: trumpeter Kermit Ruffins calls Batiste his "total influence," saying that Batiste "taught [him] how to act, how to dress, how to feel about life." Internationally, Batiste has served as leader of the daily Moldejazz parade since 2000. He was king of the Krewe du Vieux for 2003.
Batiste died in 2012.
Collaborations
With Elvis Costello
Spike (Warner Bros. Records, 1989)
Mighty Like a Rose (Warner Bros. Records, 1991)
References
Lionel of All Trades. BestofNewOrleans.com, April 13, 2004 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 24, 2004).
Matters of Great Importance: Uncle Batiste’s Stolen Drum. BestofNewOrleans.com, February 5, 2010.
Gambit Weekly obit
New Orleans Celebrates the Life of a Bandleader. New York Times, July 17, 2012.
External links
Uncle Lionel Batiste, Treme Brass Band bass drummer, dies Keith Spera, Times-Picayune
Lionel Batiste at IMDb
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