Real name: René Joseph Hall

Effective period / Period of releases: 1959

born September 26, 1912 in Morgan City, Louisiana
died February 11, 1988 in Los Angeles, California

American guitarist, banjo player, and arranger.
Was married to Sugar Hall

He startet as a banjo player in Joseph Robichaux And His New Orleans Rhythm Boys (August 1933), than he switched to guitar and trombone and played in the Ernie Fields Orchestra. After that he joined Earl Hines And His Orchestra (1935-1942). Around 1949 he formed his own bands.