Born: 25th April 1904 Sealy, Texas, USA
Died: 10th June 2009 Houston, Texas, USA

Got his first break in 1925 playing banjo for The Frank Davis Louisiana Jazz Band alongside [a=Punch Miller]. Switched to guitar playing for [a=Texas Guinan] in 1933 after which he recorded with [a=Richard M. Jones]. Played with Earl Hines And His Orchestra in the era when it boasted Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.