Louis Thomas Black (June 8, 1901 – November 18, 1965) was prominent Jazz era banjo player, part of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings during the 1920s.
[1] Born in Rock Island, Illinois,[1] he began playing banjo during early childhood and became professional in 1917.
With this band, he participated to the first-ever interracial recording session with pianist Jelly Roll Morton.
[1][2] He sat in with several bands during a brief stay in New York City,[2] then played gigs in Moline, Illinois from the fall of 1963.
While recovering in a Rock Island hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, he suffered a fatal heart attack.