About Louis Madison
Lived 1899 – 1948 (aged 48–49). Louis Madison was an American musician.
Louis "Kid Shots" Madison (19 February 1899, New Orleans – September 1948, New Orleans) was an American jazz cornetist.
Biography Madison was born in New Orleans on 19 February 1899. He studied cornet under David Jones, Louis Dumaine, and Joe Howard. In 1915, he was the drummer in the Colored Waif's Home band with Louis Armstrong. In 1923, he played second cornet with the Tuxedo Brass Band. During the 1930s, he played with the WPA brass band. In the 1940s, he played with the New Orleans Eureka Brass Band.
In January 1948, Madison suffered from a stroke and died eight months later.
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American jazz musician
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Louis Madison was born on 19 February 1899 in New Orleans.
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