John Robichaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Robichaux

American musician

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1866

Place of Birth: Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1939

Profession: conductor, bandleader, violinist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About John Robichaux

  • John Robichaux, sometimes spelled Robechaux (January 16, 1866 in Thibodaux, Louisiana – 1939 in New Orleans), was an American jazz bandleader, drummer, and violinist.
  • He was the uncle of Joseph Robichaux. John Robichaux moved to New Orleans in 1891, where he was the bass drummer for the Excelsior Brass Band from 1892 to 1903.
  • During this time he also worked as a bandleader, playing violin in his own ensembles from 1893 until the time of his death.
  • Among the ensembles he led was a 36-piece orchestra in 1913.
  • Robichaux's bands were highly respected in his day and included many of the city's best musicians, such as Bud Scott, Lorenzo Tio, and Manuel Perez.
  • He wrote over 350 songs and wrote many orchestral arrangements, which are now kept at the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive located at Tulane University. Robichaux also had a namesake musician nephew, John Edward Robichaux (16 May 1915 - 29 August 2005), who was a drummer who played extensively in New Orleans including with the bands of Kid Shots Madison and Kid Thomas Valentine, as well as for decades with the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra.
  • The younger Robichaux also played in the traveling musical One Mo' Time.
  • He died of drowning due to the Federal levee failure disaster during Hurricane Katrina.

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