Cola(r) Residence
<br>George "Kid Sheik" Cola(r), (1908-1996), cornetist,
trumpeter, pianist, and bandleader, lived
here at 939 Deslonde Street from 1940 to
1988. He was a member of the Eureka Brass
Band, the Olympia Brass Band, had his own
band the Storyville Ramblers, and recorded
with those groups and with Barry Martyn's
Band. He played many jobs over the years, and
was a regular at Preservation Hall since its
inception. He toured Europe, Asia, Australia, and
South America, and his image was featured on
the 1990 Jazz and Heritage Festival poster.