DELISLE, LOUIS NELSON (BIG EYE LOUIS
). Jazz clarinetist ( in New Orleans, Louisiana; in New Orleans). His father taught him to play accordion; later he learned other instruments, specializing on the clarinet, which he studied with
Lorenzo Tio, Sr.
He began playing professionally with local groups about 1905, among them, the Imperial Orchestra, The Golden Rule Orchestra, the Superior, the Eagle Band, and
Oscar (Papa
) Celestin
. In 1916 he went to Boston,...
DELISLE, LOUIS NELSON
(1885–1949)> JAZZ CLARINETIST