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Leon Chaisson, Claby Chaisson

C.Claby Chaisson

Clifton Chenier (singing), Alden Vallier (accordion)

C.Clifton Chenier

Clifton Chenier, 1956

C. Blues Unlimited

Keith Thibodeaux (Little Ricky on I Love Lucy Show)

Birthday: December 1, 1950
Birthplace: Lafayette, LA

C. Daily Advertiser

Kenny & The Jokers, Mardi Gras 1963, Bessyl Duhon, Harry Simoneaux, Ernie Suarez (Roy Perkins), Kenny Tibbs, George Arceneaux, Ned Theall

Kenny & The Jokers, Mardi Gras 1963, L-R: Bessyl Duhon, Harry Simoneaux, Ernie Suarez (Roy Perkins), Kenny Tibbs, George Arceneaux, Ned Theall

C. Ernie Suarez

Norm Silver (Country Song Roundup Magazine), Charlie Walker, Whitey Ford (Duke of Paducah), Minnie Pearl, Jim Reeves, Al Terry

Norm Silver (editor of Country Song Roundup Magazine), Charlie Walker, Whitey Ford (Duke of Paducah), (foreground): Minnie Pearl, Jim Reeves, Al Terry (back to camera)

C. Al Terry

Charles Thibodeaux, Perry Smith Sr., Clarence Lyons, Ivy Miller, Lawrence Daigle, Bobby Taylor, 1981

L-R: (seated) Charles Thibodeaux, Perry Smith Sr., (standing) Clarence Lyons, Ivy Miller, Lawrence Daigle, Bobby Taylor, 1981

C. Clarence Lyons & Ivy Miller

Clarence Lyons, Lloyd Thibodeaux, Darrell Brasseaux, Carl Thibodeaux, Robert Elkins, 1981

C- Clarence Lyons

L-R: Buster Schilling, Edmond O'Brian, Benton Gaston, Eddie Caldwell, Willie Nelson, Bob Cunnings, Papa Cairo

L-R, Buster Schilling, Edmond O'Brian, Benton Gaston, Eddie Caldwell, Willie Nelson, Bob Cunnings, Papa Cairo

C. Papa Cairo

Bill, George Duhon, Leo Soileau, Crawford Vincent, D.W. Thibodeaux, Rufus Lavergne, Johnny Riley, Papa Cairo

C. Crawford Vincent

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