Leon “Pee Wee” Whittaker was born an only child to Kizzie and Tom Whittaker in Newellton, Louisiana circa 1906. In 1954, Pee Wee moved to Ferriday, Louisiana.  Pee Wee brought his whole band, and they soon landed two great gigs.  From 1955 to 1963, Pee Wee received the opportunity to play with Doc Morris and his band associated with a small circus out of Michigan, traveling all over Canada and England!  However, in his sixth year Pee Wee grew tired of the road and went home to Ferriday.  He retired around 1963 and was inducted into the Hall of Master Folk Artists in 1982. Along with Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley, trombonist Leon “Pee Wee” Whittaker was among the initial inductees into the Delta Music Museum and Hall of Fame in Ferriday, Louisiana in March, 2002.