NOVEMBER 15

1885: Birth of clarinetist Achille Baquet born in New Orleans. Composed with Jimmy Durante “Why Cry Blues.”

1905: Birth of Cajun fiddler Sady Courville born in Chataignier, Louisiana.

1968: Happy Birthday to bassist Roland Guerin born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1981: Cajun fiddler Wallace “Cheese” Read passes away in Eunice, Louisiana at age 67.

1985: Happy birthday to drummer Jared Marcell born in New Orleans, Louisiana.