New drummer and WWOZ radio show host who followed his father Albert "Papa" French as leader of The Tuxedo Jazz Band from 1977 until his death in 2012 after stints in a high school R&B band with James Booker, Art Neville, Charles Neville and Alvin Batiste and gigs with Earl King, Snooks Eaglin, Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew
Interesting. File under: New Orleans Identities
Discography: 2014 Y'er Comes The Funky Man / St James Infirmary
Bob French And The Storyville Jazz Band
In the music library: New Orleans Funk Vol 4: Voodoo Fire in New Orleans 1951-77: Y'er Comes The Funky Man
Links: Wikipedia AllMusic Discogs
Bob French, longtime Original Tuxedo Jazz Band leader and WWOZ deejay, has died