Penn was known as a virtuoso solo performer in the 1920s. He was a cousin of banjoist Ernest Roubleau. Penn died in New Orleans around 1946. (See Al Rose and Edmond Souchon, New Orleans Jazz: A Family Album, p. 98)
Penn was known as a virtuoso solo performer in the 1920s. He was a cousin of banjoist Ernest Roubleau. Penn died in New Orleans around 1946. (See Al Rose and Edmond Souchon, New Orleans Jazz: A Family Album, p. 98)