He lived nearly his entire life in New Orleans, and played in many brass bands and street ensembles in the city for decades, in addition to forming the Camelia Brass Band in 1918.
Er verbrachte fast sein ganzes Leben in New Orleans und spielte mehrere Jahrzehnte in zahlreichen Brass Bands und Straßenensembles der Stadt; daneben gründete er 1918 die Camelia Brass Band.