Born: December 27, 1879 or 1889
New Orleans, LA
Died: July 7, 1949
New Iberia, LA
 

In this month’s installment of OffBeat’s “Masters of Louisiana Music” series, historian Jerry Brock profiles “Bunk” Johnson, who might have played with Buddy Bolden and who might have influenced young Louis Armstrong. After all, they didn’t call him “Bunk” because we was the most truthful musician in the world.

The word legend is thrown around today in America...