Alton Purnell has been played on NTS in shows including Leila Samir , featured first on 29 May 2021. Songs played include Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You and Thank You Pretty Baby .

Alton Purnell will always be best-known as a member of George Lewis' Ragtime Band, providing memorable introductions, basic but swinging solos and solid work in the ensembles. Purnell worked as a singer before becoming a professional pianist in his native New Orleans in 1928 and during the next decade he played with Isaiah Morgan, Alphonse Picou, "Big Eye" Louis Nelson, Sidney Desvigne's big band and…