RIP Peter “Chuck” Badie, age 96. Longtime bass player (with Sam Cooke, Lionel Hampton, and many bands in New Orleans for decades). I haven't found a news source obit online yet, but the sad news from multiple local musicians and a neighbor.

Short bio from 2017:

https://louisarmstrongjazzcamp.com/news-events/events/scholarship-fundraiser/peter-chuck-badie-receives-the-jazz-pioneer-award-at-the-noachc-2017-scholarship-fundraiser/

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