1898: Birth of clarinetist John Casimir born in New Orleans.
1922: Birth of Creole Cajun fiddler Canray Fontenot born in L’Anse aux Vaches, Louisiana.
1953: Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones recorded this classic song at Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Studio.
1954: Happy Birthday to bass player Lee Allen Zeno born in Lafayette, Louisiana.
1963: Drummer and Sellers, Louisiana native Minor “Ram” Hall passes away at age 66.
1998: Trumpeter Umar Sharif (born Emery Humphrey Thompson) passes away in New Orleans at age of 71. Played with Louis Armstrong.
