Local musician Gene Fowler, as he is best known, has taken a new gig playing with many of his old friends up in the Gloryland Band. Eugene Melvin Fowler was born Apr. 26, 1944, and passed away Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2023.
Gene graduated from DeRidder High School back in 1964 where he played the bass drum and anvil. After high school, Gene graduated from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, Texas.