Biography
Hot 8 Brass Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 2005 - 2019
Members: Alvarez "B.I.G. Al" Huntley, Terrell "Burger" Batiste, Harry "Swamp Thang" Cook, Bennie "Big Peter" Pete, Raymond "Dr. Rackle" Williams, Dinerral "Dick" Shavers, Keith "Wolf" Anderson, Jerreau "Cousin" Fournett, Wendell "Cliff" Stewart, Jerome "Bay Bay" Jones, Joseph "Shot Gun Joe" Williams, Derrick Tabb, Andrew Calhoun (2)
Brass band from New Orleans, USA, formed by Bennie Pete, Jerome Jones and Harry Cook in 1995.Current line-up:
Terrell "Burger" Batiste - trumpet
Alvarez "B.I.G. Al" Huntley - trumpet
Raymond "Dr. Rackle" Williams - trumpet
Jerome "Baybay" Jones - trombone
Jereau "Cousin" Fournett - trombone
Wendell "Cliff" Stewart - saxophone
Harry "Swamp Thang" Cook - bass drum
Past members:
Bennie "Big Peter" Pete - tuba and band leader (died September 6, 2021, aged 45)
Dinerral "Dick" Shavers - snare drum (died December 28, 2006, aged 25)
Jacob Johnson - trumpet (died 1996, aged 17)
Joseph "Shot Gun Joe" Williams - trombone (died August 3, 2004, aged 22)
Demond "Bart" Dorsey - trombone
Keith "Wolf" Anderson - trombone (died January 13, 2021, aged 56)