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Willie -Tee Trahan" was born in Lafayette, La. on March one, 1944, son of a share cropper. At the age of 9 he would pay out consideration to his brother Harry, play the french accordion, and figured out how to perform french new music on the harmonica. A single twelve months later on , Bessyl Duhon , who was taking component in in a french band with Harry and "The Judice Ramblers" lent Willie-Tee one particular of his guitars, which is how he found to carry out truly minimal guitar.

1955

Willie -Tee joined the Judice University Band. He needed to perform the saxophone, but none ended up obtainable. Remaining big for his age, the band director strapped the sousa-cellular cellphone over his shoulders and explained,''You can handle this". So for eight a extended time , he played the sousa-cellphone in the Judice, Carencro, N.P.Moss and NorthSide High University Bands.

1958

Willie-Tee played his first specialist gig at St. Anthony's Hall in Lafayette with "Pedro & The Awesome Cats" which consisted of the subsequent: Leader and drummer: Jimmy Hernandez, vocalist, rythum guitar,or piano (if one was available) Willie Tee, guitar: Raywood Baudoin, and saxophone: Elmo Gary. They every and each designed $1.twenty five that evening time, cover value was 20 5 cents.

About a couple of months afterwards Willie-Tee asked Elmo if he could borrow his saxophone and a single certain week later on he was asked by Alvin Dugas to be a portion of his band,"Tiny Alvin & the ChipMunks".

So Willie give up the Great Cats, and his father co-signed a be conscious for a Sears & Roebuck saxophone.That's how he received commenced on the saxophone. He played with the Chipmunks for six months or so and then give up and started out his own band, "Willie & the Jokers". He recorded his 1st 45 report at J.D.Millers recording studio in Crowley, La .in 1959 on Viking label. Featuring Kenny Tibbs on vocals, the tune was " I Promise" which was worthwhile for a regional file at that time. It

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