Ray Guidry

Cajun tenor banjoist and keyboardist from Louisiana Guidry started his music career at the age of 13, playing banjo with his family, and cousins Doc Guidry and Nason Guidry. His first band was Happy Fats And His Rayne-Bo Ramblers, which he left to join Doc Guidry's Sons Of Acadians. Later on he played in Larry Brasso's and Leo Benoit's bands, and in Bobby B. And The Rockers, with whom he stayed until his retirement in 1992. He also recorded with Rufus Thibodeaux in 1970s. Born: 1 February 1921 in Scott, Louisiana, USA Died: 28 September 1996 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA