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==Background==
==Background==
Falsetta was the son of Anthony "Tony" Falsetta (1885-1963)<ref name=findagrave/> and the former Rosa Regira (1890-1966), both natives of [[Italy]].<ref name=searchancestry/> Tony Falsetta founded the Town and Country Club in Donaldsonville, where [[Fats Domino]], Little Richard, and [[Irma Thomas]] often played during the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/12784157-123/smiley-losing-the-race|title=Smiley: Losing the Race (Music Makers section)|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 4, 2015|accessdate=July 22, 2015}}</ref>
Falsetta was the son of Anthony "Tony" Falsetta (1885-1963)<ref name=findagrave/> and the former Rosa Regira (1890-1966), both natives of [[Italy]].<ref name=searchancestry/> Tony Falsetta founded the Town and Country Club in Donaldsonville, where [[Fats Domino]], [[Little Richard]], and Irma Thomas often played during the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/12784157-123/smiley-losing-the-race|title=Smiley: Losing the Race (Music Makers section)|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 4, 2015|accessdate=July 22, 2015}}</ref>
Ralph Falsetta and his wife, the former Solange Simoneaux (1911-1996), had three children, Raphael Anthony "Rip" Falsetta (1943-2009); Rosalyn F. Griffin, the widow of Charles Griffin; and Marilyn F. Diez and husband, Ronald. Until his death, Raphael Falsetta managed the family business, Falsetta Amusements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Raphael-Falsetta&lc=7197&pid=139041869&mid=4080679|title=Raphael Falsetta|date=November 22, 2009|publisher=obits.dignitymemorial.com|accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
Ralph Falsetta and his wife, the former Solange Simoneaux (1911-1996), had three children, Raphael Anthony "Rip" Falsetta (1943-2009); Rosalyn F. Griffin, the widow of Charles Griffin; and Marilyn F. Diez and husband, Ronald. Until his death, Raphael Falsetta managed the family business, Falsetta Amusements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Raphael-Falsetta&lc=7197&pid=139041869&mid=4080679|title=Raphael Falsetta|date=November 22, 2009|publisher=obits.dignitymemorial.com|accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>