 Cag Cagnolatti

Ernie Joseph "Cag" Cagnolatti (April 2, 1911, Madisonville, Louisiana – April 7, 1983, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter.He was one of six children born to Leonce " Leon " Cagnolatti (August 26, 1877 - August 5, 1958) and Anna Shelby Cagnolatti (August 4, 1875 - June 2, 1949) An excerpt from a piece written about Cosimo Matassa titled " Roll With It " stated that " Little Cag " shared Italian and African American parentage.