David Russell Batiste Jr. was born in New Orleans on December 12, 1965.[1][2] He was a member of the New Orleans musical family, the Batiste family; he started playing drums at the age of four.[1] He also learned to play keyboards, saxophone, guitar and bass, and started to play in the family band when he was seven.[2]
Batiste left college after two years to join Charmaine Neville's band.[2] He joined the funky Meters, the reincarnation of the funk band The Meters, in 1989. The funky Meters without Art Neville played under the name Porter Batiste Stoltz (PBS) (with George Porter Jr. on bass, and Brian Stoltz on guitar).He also played drums with George Porter Jr. and the Runnin Pardners.
As a solo artist, he led his own band Russell Batiste Jr. and the Orkestra from 'Da Hood and has released two albums under the name.
Batiste also played regularly with organ player Joe Krown and guitarist Walter "Wolfman" Washington as the Krown Washington Batiste trio. This unit released a live CD Live at the Maple Leaf in 2008.[3]
Batiste performed with a wide range of musicians and bands including Papa Grows Funk,[4]Vida Blue,[5]Harry Connick Jr., Champion Jack Dupree, Robbie Robertson and Maceo Parker.[1] In 1987, Batiste was in the New Orleans funk band Nuclear Rhythms featuring percussionist songwriter Rosie Rosato, psychedelic funk guitarist songwriter Dirk Billie, bassist songwriter Mark Adam Miller and guitar and keyboard player David M. Brown.
Batiste died of heart attack at his home in LaPlace, Louisiana, on September 30, 2023, at the age of 57.[6] His funeral was scheduled for October 10 at St. Katharine Drexel Church in New Orleans.[7]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Russell Batiste Jr news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message David Russell Batiste Jr December 12 1965 September 30 2023 was an American drummer based in New Orleans Batiste played drums for the bands the funky Meters Papa Grows Funk and Vida Blue Russell Batiste Jr Batiste in 2008Background informationBirth nameDavid Russell Batiste Jr Born 1965 12 12 December 12 1965New Orleans Louisiana U S DiedSeptember 30 2023 2023 09 30 aged 57 LaPlace Louisiana U S GenresFunk Rhythm and blues BluesOccupation s MusicianInstrument s DrumsYears active1973 2023Formerly ofThe funky Meters Papa Grows Funk Vida Blue Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and honors 2 1 OffBeat s Best of The Beat Awards 3 Discography 3 1 Solo works 3 2 With The funky Meters 3 3 With Vida Blue 3 4 With Porter Batiste Stoltz 3 5 With Krown Washington Batiste 4 References 5 External linksBiography editDavid Russell Batiste Jr was born in New Orleans on December 12 1965 1 2 He was a member of the New Orleans musical family the Batiste family he started playing drums at the age of four 1 He also learned to play keyboards saxophone guitar and bass and started to play in the family band when he was seven 2 Batiste left college after two years to join Charmaine Neville s band 2 He joined the funky Meters the reincarnation of the funk band The Meters in 1989 The funky Meters without Art Neville played under the name Porter Batiste Stoltz PBS with George Porter Jr on bass and Brian Stoltz on guitar He also played drums with George Porter Jr and the Runnin Pardners As a solo artist he led his own band Russell Batiste Jr and the Orkestra from Da Hood and has released two albums under the name Batiste also played regularly with organ player Joe Krown and guitarist Walter Wolfman Washington as the Krown Washington Batiste trio This unit released a live CD Live at the Maple Leaf in 2008 3 Batiste performed with a wide range of musicians and bands including Papa Grows Funk 4 Vida Blue 5 Harry Connick Jr Champion Jack Dupree Robbie Robertson and Maceo Parker 1 In 1987 Batiste was in the New Orleans funk band Nuclear Rhythms featuring percussionist songwriter Rosie Rosato psychedelic funk guitarist songwriter Dirk Billie bassist songwriter Mark Adam Miller and guitar and keyboard player David M Brown Batiste died of heart attack at his home in LaPlace Louisiana on September 30 2023 at the age of 57 6 His funeral was scheduled for October 10 at St Katharine Drexel Church in New Orleans 7 Awards and honors editOffBeat s Best of The Beat Awards edit Year Category Work nominated Result Ref 2009 Best R amp B Funk Album Live at the Maple Leaf with Joe Krown and Walter Wolfman Washington Won 8 2023 Best Drummer Won 8 Discography editSolo works edit 2000 Orkestra from Da Hood Russell Batiste Jr 2003 The Clinic Russell Batiste Jr 9 With The funky Meters edit 2003 Fiyo at the Fillmore Vol 1 Fuel 2000 With Vida Blue edit 2002 Vida Blue Elektra 2003 The Illustrated Band Sanctuary 2019 Crossing Lines ATO Records 10 With Porter Batiste Stoltz edit 2005 Expanding The Funkin Universe Ouw 2008 Moodoo High Steppin Productions 9 11 With Krown Washington Batiste edit 2008 Live at the Maple Leaf Independent 2010 Triple Threat Independent 2013 Soul Understanding Independent 12 References edit a b c The Official Website Russell Batiste Jr 12 February 2009 Archived from the original on 2009 02 12 Retrieved 1 October 2023 a b c Russell Batiste Drum Solo Artist 1965 12 12 Retrieved 2014 08 27 Chris Ryan Joe Krown Trio Krown Washington amp Batiste Joekrown com Retrieved 2014 08 27 Christopher Blagg May 2001 CD Review Papa Grows Funk Doin It OffBeat Archived from the original on November 27 2010 Retrieved October 24 2008 Vida Blue 24 July 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 07 24 Retrieved 1 October 2023 Spera Keith October 2023 Renowned New Orleans drummer Russell Batiste Jr dies at 57 Nola com Retrieved October 2 2023 Rossen Jeff 2023 10 05 Rossen Reports Amazon issues urgent warning about this new scam WDSU Retrieved 2023 10 10 a b Best of the Beat Award Winners Complete List OffBeat Magazine 2011 09 08 Retrieved 2024 03 01 a b New Orleans Music Guide Book p 206 Blues Interactions Vida Blue Albums and Discography AllMusic Retrieved 2 October 2023 Louisiana Music Factory Moodoo by Porter Batiste Stoltz 13 July 2011 Archived from the original on 2011 07 13 Retrieved 1 October 2023 Joe Krown Joekrown com Archived from the original on September 17 2017 Retrieved October 15 2017 External links editThe funky Meters official website Porter Batiste Stolz official website Russell Batiste Jr discography at Discogs Russell Batiste Jr at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Russell Batiste Jr amp oldid 1211160733, wikipedia, wiki, 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