 On March 1, 1910, he joined the Union Musicales d'Amplepuis (Rhône).After the outbreak of the first world war he leaves the Union, only to be found again for six months in 1916 as the head of the Harmonie de Lalinde (Dordogne).Lyon receives him again in 1917; where his son, Jean (1917–1987), was born, resulting from Jean-Baptiste's second marriage to Elisabeth Romeuf (1894–1966), originally from Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure (upper Loire).