Johnny St. Cyr
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Johnny St. Cyr (April 17, 1890 – June 17, 1966) was an American jazz banjoist and guitarist.
St. Cyr was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is most commonly remembered as a member of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven bands. [1] He composed the popular standard Oriental Strut, noted for its adventurous chord sequence.
From 1961 until his death in 1966, St. Cyr was the bandleader of the Young Men From New Orleans,[1] who performed at Disneyland.[1] He died in Los Angeles, California,[2] and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Johnny St. Cyr (1890-1966), redhotjazz.com, date unknown, accessed 2010-08-16.
- ^ a b Johnny St. Cyr at Allmusic, accessed 2010-11-13.
[edit] External links
- Jazz As I Remember It, Johnny Ct. Cyr's autobiography
- Johnny St. Cyr at Find a Grave
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