The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Harold Battiste

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Harold Battiste

11/15/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.197

Nonprofit chief executive, jazz musician, and music producer Harold Battiste (1931 - 2015 ) produced work by notable musicians Sonny and Cher and Dr. John. Battiste also founded All For One (AFO) Records, and later the AFO Foundation, to document the musical history of New Orleans. Battiste was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/15/2002, in New Orleans, Louisiana. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 39m 40s

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Battiste, Harold

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Musician, composer, arranger, performer and teacher, Harold Raymond Battiste, Jr. was born October 28, 1931, in New Orleans. Young Battiste loved the rich music of his New Orleans neighborhood. Graduating from Gilbert Academy in 1948, Battiste attended New Orleans' Dillard University, earning a B.S. in music in 1953.Battiste's professional achievements as a producer and arranger for studio, film, stage and television included Sam Cooke'sYou Send Me, Sonny and Cher'sI Got You Babe, Joe Jones'sYou...