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1919 - Chuck Guillory was born on this day. A cajun fiddler and a native Mamou, Louisiana. He learned from his father, and after World War II, he formed the popular Cajun band the Rhythm Boys. Among its early members were George Jones, Jimmy Newman and steel player Julius "Papa Cairo" Lamperez. The group cut their earliest sides in 1949, among them "Just Wait and See," and "Pretty Words." Guillory forged on for a number of years before retiring from the dancehall circuit in 1958 to run a grocery store; he continued playing the occasional party, however, and years later performed at a gathering recorded by folklorist Dr. Henry Oster. |