 Over the next decade, he played with most of New Orleans' musicians, including Fats Domino, Irma Thomas, and Huey "Piano" Smith.By 1958, he had started recording solo, having a local hit with the instrumental "All Nite Long" a year later.In 1965 he signed for Nola Records, and had his biggest hit with "Barefootin’", which he had written.