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Biography
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Happy Fats And His Rayne-Bo Ramblers
Real name: Leroy Leblanc
Effective period / Period of releases: 1947
Members: Ray Clark (3), Leroy LeBlanc, Nathan Guidry, Ray Guidry, Sandy Lormand, Joseph Broussard (2)
Leroy "Happy Fats" Leblanc (January 30, 1915 – February 23, 1988) was a Cajun swing musician that recorded with RCA Records in the 1930s and 1940s. He is known for his recordings with Harry Choates and his broadcasts on KVOL. Next to the Hackberry Ramblers, the Rayne-Bo Ramblers were the most popular and innovative of the Cajun string bands.