The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum


Songwriters to Soundmen featuring Harold Battiste

Wednesday, October 20: 7 p.m.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to welcome New Orleans songwriter and producer Harold Battiste for the FREE monthly program From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind the Hits on Wednesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. in the Rock Hall’s Foster Theater as part of the 15th Annual American Music Masters series honoring New Orleans’ Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew.

Battiste will be interviewed by the Rock Hall’s Director of Education Jason Hanley. Questions will be taken from the audience at the end of the interview. Please email edu@rockhall.org or call (216) 515-8426 to RSVP.

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About Harold Battiste

Composer, producer, educator and jazz ambassador Harold Battiste has had an active and significant role in studio, stage, motion picture and television history. A native of New Orleans, Battiste recorded the first wave of contemporary jazz artists in New Orleans, including clarinetist Alvin Batiste, drummers Ed Blackwell and James Black, saxophonists Nat Perrilliat and Alvin “Red” Tyler and pianist Ellis Marsalis.  Battiste is also responsible for founding All for One (AFO), the nation’s first African American musician-owned and -operated record label.

Battiste has produced 10 gold records, including Barbara George’s “I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More),” Joe Jones’ “You Talk Too Much,” and Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me,” and is also credited with launching the pop careers of Sonny & Cher, Sam Cooke and Dr. John. 

As an educator and jazz ambassador, Battiste has served on the Louisiana State Music Commission, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation School of Music, the Louisiana Jazz Federation, the Congo Square Cultural Collective and worked alongside Ellis Marsalis to build the renowned jazz studies program at the University of New Orleans. He received a degree in music education from Dillard University in 1952.

Battiste also authored the book Unfinished Blues: Memories of a New Orleans Music Man.

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American Music Masters® Series Events

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University honored Aretha Franklin during the 16th annual American Music Masters® series this month.

Lady Soul: The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin, a weeklong celebration, told the story of the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In conjunction with the Museum’s latest special exhibit, Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power, the Museum honored Franklin’s work and her enduring influence.


(l-r) Cissy Houston and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Jerry Butler,Aretha Franklin, Ronald Isley and Dennis Edwards share the stage at the American Music Masters tribute concert honoring Aretha Franklin on Saturday, November 5, 2011. More photos

Week of Events: October 31 - November 5

The American Music Masters week of events featured interviews, panels, films and educational programs beginning on Monday, October 31 with a special Rock and Roll Night School: A Spotlight on Aretha Franklin, followed by An Evening with the Blind Boys of Alabama on Tuesday, November 1. Wednesday November 2 Teachers Rock with Summer of Sisterhood: The Soul of Cleveland Girls followed by our Hall of Fame Series interview with Spooner Oldham. A special Keynote Lecture at Case Western Reserve University was held on Thursday November 3, Jump to It: DJs Pay Tribute to Aretha! show took place at the House of Blues on November 4, and the week culminated with our American Music Masters conference and all-star tribute concert on Saturday November 5.

      

 

RESOURCES: Learn more about this year's honoree


Listen to the Rock Hall's Essential Aretha Franklin Playlist on Spotify

 

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Songwriters to Soundmen Series Events

 

“From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind the Hits” gives Rock Hall audiences an inside look at aspects of the music business that are often concealed from view.

For those who wonder how songs become recordings, how recordings become hits, or how the show gets on the road, this series offers both answers and anecdotes beyond imagination.

From label executives to producers to guitar techs, the music industry is populated with remarkable characters who have equally remarkable stories to tell. If many of us know a whole lot about the stars, too few among us know about the folks who work alongside the stars, who discover stars, who direct the careers of stars, who produce their songs. 

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