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* Feb 17 1908 Carrolton, LA
† Jan 1970
Born as:
Carroll "Cal" Blunt
As a brass band musician he played with:
E. Gibson,
Jimmy Jackson, Doc Paulin,
St. Johns
Brass Band.
Cal studied trombone with Dave Perkins, and his first
regular job was in 1929 with Willie Newton’s Orchestra, a reading band.
After that he was with Ernie Forman, and then began doubling on bass. In
the 1940s he was with Jimmy Jackson’s Brass Band, and also became a
founder member of the
E. Gibson Brass Band. Recorded on bass in New Orleans with Emile
Barnes’ Jane’s Alley 6, in 1962. He led his own group (Cal Blunt's
Brown Buddies) which recorded in 1963, and recorded on trombone with
the E. Gibson Brass Band in the same year. Played on bass with Doc Paulin,
1968. The Song For Me
- Brian Wood
At was Cal's house at Louisiana
Avenue, the E. Gibson Brass Band rehearsed every week.
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