Jerry Jumonville

During his summer vacation, before attending his first year of high school, his mother borrowed a saxophone from a friend for Jumonville to play.

[2][3] As a teenager during the late 1950s, Jumonville was a fan of New Orleans musicians including Fats Domino and Smiley Lewis.

Jumonville started his music career by emulating jazz musician David "Fathead" Newman.

While he was a session musician, Jumonville played the saxophone for Rod Stewart's song "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)".

He played the saxophone for the soundtrack to the film The Rose, for the album Toulouse Street by The Doobie Brothers, and various other tracks by significant artists.