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| 1932 - Walter (Papoose) Nelson was born on this day. A guitarist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was born into a musical family. His father, Louis Nelson, was also a guitarist and had played with Louis Armstrong. Nelson Sr. taught music to both Smiley Lewis and Professor Longhair. Walter's younger brother, Lawrence Nelson (1936-1963), called himself Prince La La, who made a couple of classic R&B recordings in the early 1960s, before his untimely death from a drug overdose. Melvin and David Lastie were Walter's cousins. His sister, Dorothy Nelson, was married to singer Jessie Hill. By 1949 he had joined Professor Longhair's band and he plays on the Professor's earliest recordings. Fats Domino heard Papoose when he was playing with Longhair and persuaded him to join his band in 1950. From January 1951 until September 1959, Papoose played on most of Fats Domino's sessions. Papoose was Mac Rebennack's first guitar teacher and Mac speaks highly of him. He died of a drug overdose on Februaty 1962 at the age of 29. |
