Lots of the bands [in New Orleans] couldn't read too much music. So they used a fiddle to play the lead - a fiddle player could read - and that was to give them some protection.
![Lots of the bands [in New Orleans] couldn't read too much music. So they used a fiddle to play the lead - a fiddle player could read - and that was to give them some protection.](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/danny-barker/lots-of-the-bands-in-new-orleans-couldnt-read-too-much-music-so-they-used-a-fiddle-to-play-the.jpg)
Lots of the bands [in New Orleans] couldn't read too much music. So they used a fiddle to play the lead - a fiddle player could read - and that was to give them some protection.