Peter "Chuck" Badie
April 26, 2023
May 17, 1925 – April 15, 2023
Peter "Chuck" Badie was an accomplished bassist best known for his "romping" style on such R&B hits as Jessie Hill’s Ooh Poo Poo Pa Doo, Ernie K-Doe’s Mother-In-Law, Barbara George’s I Know, and Chris Kenner’s Something You Got. Badie got his professional start with a group called the Buccaneers that consisted of Earl Anderson, Oliver "Snow" Berry, Joe Tillman, and others. After a stand at the Dew Drop Inn, Badie got the call to go on the road with Roy Brown (Good Rockin’ Tonight) from 1950 to 1952. Returning to New Orleans, Badie began playing with Paul Gayten’s band (which included saxophonist Lee Allen, guitarist Bill Jones, drummer Frankie Parker, and trumpeter Jack Willis). That led to Badie joining Dave Bartholomew’s band, which in turn, led to a 2½-year gig with Lionel Hampton’s band. Badie took a hiatus from music after the death of his father, and resumed his career by joining the American Jazz Quintet around 1957, which consisted of Nat Perrilliat, Alvin Batiste, Ellis Marsalis, and Ed Blackwell. He also did session work with Allen Toussaint, which produced the hits, Mother-In-Law, Ooh Poo Poo Pa Doo, and Something You Got. Badie became a part of A.F.O. when it was formed in 1961, playing exclusively with the company’s executives until 1963. In 1964, he toured and recorded with R&B singer Sam Cooke before returning to New Orleans to perform at Mason’s and other clubs around the city. He was the last lliving member of Sam Cook's band. Badie reports that Jazz was in his blood, he had been in the music business for 75 years. Peter Badie passed April 15, 2023, one month shy of his 98th birthday.
Peter "Chuck" Badie was an accomplished bassist best known for his "romping" style on such R&B hits as Jessie Hill’s Ooh Poo Poo Pa Doo, Ernie K-Doe’s Mother-In-Law, Barbara George’s I Know, and Chris Kenner’s Something You Got. Badie got his professional start with a group called the Buccaneers that consisted of Earl Anderson, Oliver "Snow" Berry, Joe Tillman, and others. After a stand at the Dew Drop Inn, Badie got the call to go on the road with Roy Brown (Good Rockin’ Tonight) from 1950 to 1952. Returning to New Orleans, Badie began playing with Paul Gayten’s band (which included saxophonist Lee Allen, guitarist Bill Jones, drummer Frankie Parker, and trumpeter Jack Willis). That led to Badie joining Dave Bartholomew’s band, which in turn, led to a 2½-year gig with Lionel Hampton’s band. Badie took a hiatus from music after the death of his father, and resumed his career by joining the American Jazz Quintet around 1957, which consisted of Nat Perrilliat, Alvin Batiste, Ellis Marsalis, and Ed Blackwell. He also did session work with Allen Toussaint, which produced the hits, Mother-In-Law, Ooh Poo Poo Pa Doo, and Something You Got. Badie became a part of A.F.O. when it was formed in 1961, playing exclusively with the company’s executives until 1963. In 1964, he toured and recorded with R&B singer Sam Cooke before returning to New Orleans to perform at Mason’s and other clubs around the city. He was the last lliving member of Sam Cook's band. Badie reports that Jazz was in his blood, he had been in the music business for 75 years. Peter Badie passed April 15, 2023, one month shy of his 98th birthday.