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Gayten was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, the nephew of blues pianist Little Brother Montgomery. [2] In his teens, he played piano in local bands while also setting up his group, Paul Gayten's Sizzling Six, which featured future bebop saxophonist Teddy Edwards . During the war, he led a band at the Army base in Biloxi, Mississippi. [1]
Paul Gayten, a seminal figure in New Orleans rhythm & blues, led a varied career in the music business as a bandleader, producer, label owner, and one-time overseer of the West Coast operation of Chess…
Paul Gayten. American rhythm and blues bandleader, pianist, record company executive, producer and songwriter, born January 29, 1920 in Kentwood, Louisiana; died March 26, 1991 in Los Angeles, California (bleeding ulcers). Leader of one of the most popular New Orleans orchestras in the 40s Paul Gayten was also the nephew of Little Brother ...
Paul Gayten (January 29, 1920 – March 26, 1991) (also credited as Paul Gayton) was an American R&B bandleader, pianist, songwriter, producer and record company executive. Gayten was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, the nephew of blues pianist Little Brother Montgomery. In his teens he played piano in local bands while also setting up his own ...
Paul Gayten was born in 1920 in New Orleans where 27 years later he lit the fuse that soon sparked rock ‘n’ roll, as his own ballad “True” became a national hit on the DeLuxe label that summer, as did “Since I Fell For You” by Annie Laurie who was backed by Gayten both on stage and in the studio.
There was arguably no figure who was more multi-talented in 1940’s rock ‘n’ roll than Paul Gayten, but while that at least positioned him to remain relevant should any one area of rock start to recede, it didn’t necessarily guarantee that he’d find equal success in all of his divergent stylistic pursuits.
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