He formed his first band, The Dominoes, while at the school. While a struggling student at Jesuit High School, he was already playing in night clubs, something the Jesuit fathers disapproved of. There, he gained experience working with many artists, including James Booker, Earl King, and Jimmy Clanton. Īt age 16, Rebennack was hired by Johnny Vincent as a producer at Ace Records.
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He joined the musicians' union at the end of 1957, with the help of Danny Kessler, and then considered himself to be a professional musician. He later recalled that his debut in the studio, in about 1955 or 1956, came when he was signed as a songwriter and artist by Eddie Mesner at Aladdin Records. Impressed by the professor's flamboyant attire and striking musical style, Rebennack soon began performing with him, and began his life as a professional musician. When he was about 13 years old, Rebennack met Professor Longhair. Later he began to perform in New Orleans clubs, mainly on guitar, and played on stage with various local artists. Throughout his adolescence, his father's connections enabled him access to the recording rooms of rock artists, including Little Richard and Guitar Slim. His father exposed him as a young boy to jazz musicians King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, who later inspired his 2014 release, Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch.
He did not take music lessons before his teens and endured only a short stint in choir before getting kicked out. Growing up in the 3rd Ward of New Orleans, he found early musical inspiration in the minstrel tunes sung by his grandfather and a number of aunts, uncles, sister, and cousins who played piano. His father ran an appliance shop in the East End of New Orleans, fixing radios and televisions and selling records. He was the son of Dorothy (Cronin) and Malcolm John Rebennack, and had German, Irish, Spanish, English, and French heritage. Rebennack was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 20, 1941. 4 1972–1974: Gumbo, In the Right Place, and Desitively Bonnaroo.
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