Sister Jean, the Ragtime Queen & Li’l Laundry

                                    Madison, Ohio

    Jean Huling and Kenan Leslie, a grandmother-grandson team, have been entertaining people with good, old-fashioned ragtime for several years, with Jean playing piano and Kenan accompanying on washboard and singing.  He also plays piano solos on his own.

  

 

    For many years Sister Jean performed with her husband Laundry Fat (Paul Huling).  She was the first woman (and with her husband, the first couple) to be honored with the Scott Joplin Award.  They were both members of  Ralph Grugel’s famous Eagle Jazz Band. After Laundry Fat passed away in 2006, grandson Kenan took over his grandfather’s role as washboarditionist and singer.  Later, taught by his grandmother Jean, he began performing rags on the piano.    

  

 

    Whether they are playing ragtime, blues, or old spirituals, Sister Jean & Lil’ Laundry continue to pass the music down the generations and keep syncopation alive!  

  

 

     Contact Jean Huling at:    

     7797 South Ridge Road

     Madison, Ohio  44057

 

      440 428-7274