He quit his job as a newspaper seller and a coal transporter and began concentration full-time on his cornet, playing in bars, parties, dances and funeral marches. In 1918, he married Daisy parker who was also a prostitute, this led into many arguments and fights, soon ending in divorce. He adopted a three year old boy named Clarence, Clarence’s mother, Louis’s cousin, had unfortunately died in childbirth. Clarence, was then taken care of for the rest of his life by Louis. During 1919, Louis spent most of his summer holidays playing on riverboats with a band led by Fate Marable. Louis had improved his music theory skills and
