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This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on African American musician, singer Jon Baptiste and his song "Try Me".
This post showcases the official YouTube video of Jon Baptiste's Jazz song "Try Me" and provides information about that African American musician and singer.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/02/jon-batiste-npr-music-tiny-desk-concert.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a video of Jon Baptiste's Nov. 2019 NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert which includes his song "Try Me". Selected comments from the discussion thread for the official YouTube video of "Try Me" are also included in that post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Jon Baptiste for his musical creativity. Thanks also to the dancers and all those who are associated with the video that is embedded in this post. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT JON BAPTISTE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Batiste
"Jonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986)[2] is an American musician, bandleader, and television personality.[3] He has recorded and performed with artists in various genres of music (Stevie Wonder, Prince, Willie Nelson, Lenny Kravitz, Ed Sheeran, and Mavis Staples), released his own recordings, and performed in more than 40 countries. Batiste regularly tours with his band Stay Human,[4] and appears with them nightly as bandleader and musical director on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[5] Batiste also serves as the Music Director of The Atlantic and the Creative Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
Jon Batiste was born in Metairie, Louisiana, one of seven
brothers in a Catholic family.[1][6][7] He grew up in Kenner, Louisiana.[2] His
parents, Estella and Jean Batiste, were owners of a grocery store and a
hardware store in the 9th Ward of New Orleans.[6] Batiste is a member of a New
Orleans musical dynasty, the Batiste family, that includes Lionel Batiste of
the Treme Brass Band, Milton Batiste of the Olympia Brass Band, composer and
arranger Harold Battiste, and Russell Batiste Jr.[6][8] At the age of 8, he
played percussion and drums with his family's band, the Batiste Brothers Band.
At the age of 11, he switched to piano at his mother's suggestion. Batiste
developed his piano skills by taking classical music lessons and transcribing
songs from video games such as Street Fighter Alpha, Final Fantasy VII and
Sonic the Hedgehog.[9]
At 17, Batiste released his debut album Times in New Orleans. He attended St. Augustine High School and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts with Trombone Shorty in New Orleans and graduated in 2004. He then went on to attend the Juilliard School, receiving a Bachelor of Music in 2011 and a Master of Music in 2013.[10] While at Juilliard, he released his second album, Live in New York: At the Rubin Museum of Art. By the end of 2006, Batiste had been a featured performer in South Africa, London, Lisbon, Spain, Paris and the United States.[11]
[...]
Awards and honors
Batiste was included in the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 music list[20] and was named Grand Marshal of Endymion Parade in New Orleans in 2018. He has been awarded the American Jazz Museum Lifetime Achievement Award, the Harry Chapin ASCAP Humanitarian Award and the Movado Future Legend Award. In May 2017, Batiste received an honorary degree from Salve Regina University for his musical achievements and contributions to Newport's 2014 International Jazz Day.[21]
In 2018, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance for "Saint James Infirmary Blues".[22] In 2020, he received two Grammy nominations: his album Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, and Meditations (with Cory Wong) was nominated for Best New Age Album.[22]"...
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LYRICS: I NEED YOU
[Chorus]
We done a lot of living
We working overtime
Don't need another million
You got that gold mine
I love the way you're livin'
'Cause you so genuine
You got that something special
Didn't you know?
I just need you, you, you
[Verse 1]
Met you when I was a lil' nappy head boy
And I never put down my alto saxophone, yeah
Buckjumpin' down on the boulevard
I couldn't wait to blow my own horn (Woo)
It ain't wrong for you to play along
Playing this song 'til you die, come on
[Pre-Chorus]
In this world with a lot of problems
All we need is a little loving
Thank you, thank you, oh, you make me
Thank you, thank you for your love
[Chorus]
We done a lot of living
We working overtime
Don't need another million
You got that gold mine
I love the way you're livin' (Hey)
'Cause you're so genuine (Genuine)
You got that something special
Didn't you know?
I just need you, you, you (Come on, now)
[Verse 2]
And I never put down that pork chop and salt
Then we fell in love on the boulevard
If you was Jenny, I guess I was Forrest (Run)
Nah, it ain't wrong for you to sing along
Singing this song 'til you die
[Pre-Chorus]
In this world with a lot of problems
All we need is a little loving
Thank you, thank you, oh, you make me
Thank you, thank you for your love
[Chorus]
We done a lot of living (Whole lotta)
We working overtime (Overtime)
Don't need another million
You got that gold mine (Gold mine)
I love the way you're livin'
'Cause you're so genuine (Genuine)
You got that something special
Didn't you know?
I just need you, you, you
You, you, you, you
Met you when I was a lil' country boy
Source: https://genius.com/Jon-batiste-i-need-you-lyrics
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