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October 16, 1898 ~ Clarinetist, bandleader John Casimir born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA ~ First gained attention in the late-1910s, playing in the Young Eagles Band alongside Lee Collins. Best known for leading the Young Tuxedo Brass Band from the early 1940s until his death some two decades later, the 1958 Jazz Begins the only album released during his lifetime ~ Casimir passed away in 1963