- Born in Kenwood, LA, in 1920, bluesman Paul Gayten was known as a bandleader and pianist in the New Orleans blues scene in the 1940s, but is probably best known as a producer, arranger and talent scout. He led his own orchestra and had a few hit records in the 1940s, but after the war he disbanded his orchestra and began working in New Orleans in 1950 mainly as a producer, and he was soon hired by Chicago-based Chess Records as their eyes and ears in the Crescent City, searching out and recording new talent. In that capacity he discovered such artists as Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and Eddie Bo.
In the early 1960s Gayten left New Orleans and moved to Los Angeles, where he started his own label, Pzazz, and focused more on jazz than blues and R&B. He remained in L.A. until his death in 1991.
- IMDb mini biography by: frankfob2@yahoo.com
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