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Post by 1finemrg on Jun 24, 2015 20:19:39 GMT -5
Harold Battiste died June 19 after a period of declining health. He is a noted composer and arranger and was very influential in bringing the New Orleans sound to the masses. His first success was as the arranger of Sam Cooke #1 hit "You Send Me". In 1961, he started the first African-American musician owned label AFO records (All For One). Within a few months, the label scored a million seller with Barbara George's "I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)". He was also a producer and/or arranger on hits such as "You Talk Too Much" by Joe Jones and Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya". He introduced the music world to Mac Rebennack, who would go on to a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career as Dr. John. He had a 15 year stint working with Sonny & Cher including playing saxophone on their #1 hit "I Got You Babe" and being the musical director of their TV series. He was on piano for this Sam Cooke anthem, a song much more important than being the "B" side of "Shake". A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam CookeObituary
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Post by vto66 on Jun 26, 2015 21:32:34 GMT -5
Interesting tidbit about the saxophone on "I Got You Babe." I always thought it sounded more like an oboe than a sax.
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