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Bob French
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz drummer (1938–2012)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Writers' Reign
- Snorkeling-- here's how
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Film & TV
Known for
- Treme2010
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938
- Active to
- 2012
bluesblues rockclassic rockcontemporary folkcountrycountry rock
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 3,705
- Total plays
- 11,303
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Bob French is an American drummer and a radio show host at WWOZ from New Orleans, Louisiana. He has led The Tuxedo Jazz Band since 1977. The Tuxedo Jazz Band was formerly led by Oscar "Papa" Celestin and later by French's father, Albert "Papa" French from 1958 to 1977. As a child he took drumming lessons from Louis Barbarin. He organized a R&B band in high school that included James Booker, Art Neville, Charles Neville, and Kidd Jordan, Alvin Batiste. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Fren
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Grambling State University
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Rounder Records
- Image
- BobFrenchSnugMarch2008.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bob French
- date of death
- 2012-11-12
- date of birth
- 1938-01-01
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