* 1900 New Orleans, La.
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As a brass band musician he played with: Silver Leaf, Tuxedo Brass Band

He was the head of a skiffle trio. He played with the Silver leaf and sometimes with the Young Tuxedo Brass Band. As a youngster he played in the streets of Storyville for coins.16

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Sources (brassband history):
16 New Orleans Jazz, family album by Al Rose and Edmond Souchon