Lady Tambourine

Lady Tambourine
2008 at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Background information
Also known asRosalie Washington
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Denham Springs, Louisiana, US
OriginNew Orleans
GenresGospel, zydeco
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTambourine
Years active1993–present

Rosalie Marie Ashton-Washington (born 1957), known as Lady Tambourine, is an American gospel musician from Louisiana, known for her skill at the tambourine.[1]

Washington enjoys impromptu tambourine performances with gospel and zydeco groups, seeking out collaborations and invitations at live shows to join whoever is on stage. She hits the tambourine with her hands, elbows and knees so enthusiastically that she is in the habit of breaking her tambourines, and must carry spares. Funk bandleader Charmaine Neville says that Washington joins her on stage occasionally, "beating the hell out of the tambourine."[2]

  1. ^ Staff (May 10, 2017). "Gospel in the Park salutes tambourine legend Rosalie Washington at annual festival". Advocate. Baton Rouge. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Doug MacCash (April 24, 2008). "Rosalie 'Lady Tambourine' Washington a local treasure". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Archived from the original on April 29, 2008. Retrieved June 22, 2020.