b'Jean Beauvoir joined the Plasmatics in 1979, playing bass and keyboards for the most notorious band to emerge out of the New York City punk scene. By 1982, he was a member of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, a retro-rock revival act headed by Steven Van Zandt. The Disciples of Soul videos played on MTV during the network\\u2019s earliest years, making Beauvoir one of the first Black recording artists to cross the start-up music channel\\u2019s \\u201ccolor line.\\u201d
Beauvoir went on to become a multi-platinum artist, producer, and songwriter. \\u201cBet My Soul on Rock \'n\' Roll\\u201d with John Ostrosky follows Jean\\u2019s ride through the American music industry, detailing his encounters with rock stars such as Bruce Springsteen, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Lita Ford, as well as the actor Sylvester Stallone, the billionaire executive Richard Branson, and even Donald Trump. Beauvoir also considers the manner in which his Haitian heritage has shaped his public image, his music, and his role as an activist for the dispossessed and the poor.
Jean Beauvoir is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter of Haitian descent. Guitar World featured him on its list of the fifty \\u201cMost Influential Black Rockers\\u201d of all time. Beauvoir\\u2019s worldwide music catalogue, currently administered by Universal Music Publishing, contains over 600 published titles. As an artist, producer, and songwriter, he has sold in excess of 40 million records. He lives in Bonita Springs, FL.
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Listen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2lXstI3iMBHkwiLLsee4V2?si=307a9e7f7dfc41a2
Read \\u201cThe Ramones \\u2018Pet Sematary\\u2019 | Classic Tracks\\u201d article: www.soundonsound.com/techniques/ramones-pet-sematary-classic-tracks
Watch the Voodoo X video for "Voodoo Queen": www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPYTtqXX7-c
Visit Jean Beauvoir\\u2019s website: www.jeanbeauvoir.com
Read articles on Jean\'s uncle Max Beauvoir:
New York Times - www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/world/americas/max-beauvoir-haitis-high-priest-of-voodoo-dies-at-79.html
Reuters - www.reuters.com/article/us-haiti-voodoo-beauvoir/max-beauvoir-haitis-supreme-leader-of-voodoo-dies-idUSKCN0RD0PL20150913
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