Uncle Lionel Batiste: 1931-2012
 

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Uncle Lionel Batiste, drummer for the Treme Brass Band and an indelible symbol of New Orleans' brass band and musical culture, died this morning at the age of 81, according to the band. Batiste had been in fragile health in recent weeks.? [ Read more ]

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