Biography
Louisiana Five
Effective period / Period of releases: 1919 - 1971
Members: Charles Panelli, Alcide Nunez, Anton Lada, Joe Cawley, Karl Berger (2)
Early jazz group, formed in 1918 by drummer Anton Lada. The group partook in 18 recordings sessions (mostly for Emerson), which produced more than 50 tracks. The group "achieved little influence before disbanding in 1920" (The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 1988).