Johnny St. Cyr
Johnny St. Cyr (April 17, 1890 – June 17, 1966) was an American jazz banjoist and guitarist. For banjo his by far most used type in records at least was the six string one. On a famous “action photo” with Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers he is holding a four string banjo, probably tenor. There is, however, no verified information if he ever used such an instrument on records. St. Cyr was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised Catholic. He played for several leading New Orleans bands before moving to Chicago in 1923. He is best remembered as a member of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven bands. He also played with Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers. He composed the standard "Oriental Strut", known for its adventurous chord sequence. During the 1950s, he performed and led a group named Johnny St. Cyr and His Hot Five and recorded with Paul Barbarin and George Lewis. From 1961 until his death in 1966, St. Cyr was the bandleader of the Young Men from New Orleans, who performed at Disneyland. He died in Los Angeles, California, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, in Los Angeles. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 17, 1890 (New Orleans), Died June 17, 1966 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, guitar, speaker, songwriter, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 86 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-21549 | 10-in. | 2/27/1918 | Mamma's baby boy | Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36239 | 10-in. | 9/15/1926 | Black bottom stomp | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-36240 | 10-in. | 9/15/1926 | Smoke-house blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-36241 | 10-in. | 9/15/1926 | The chant | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-36283 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | Sidewalk blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band, with talk | speaker, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-36284 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | Dead man blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band, with talk | speaker, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-36285 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | Steamboat stomp | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band, with talk | speaker, instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-37254 | 10-in. | 12/16/1926 | Someday sweetheart | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-37255 | 10-in. | 12/16/1926 | Grandpa's spells | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-37256 | 10-in. | 12/16/1926 | Original Jelly-Roll | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-37257 | 10-in. | 12/16/1926 | Doctor Jazz stomp | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-37258 | 10-in. | 12/16/1926 | Cannon ball | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W142426 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Perdido Street blues | New Orleans Wanderers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9446 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | New Orleans shags | Richard M. Jones Three Jazz Wizards | Jazz/dance trio | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9447 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Spanish shawl | Albert Nicholas ; Richard M. Jones Three Jazz Wizards | Clarinet solo, with piano and banjo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9448 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | 29th and Dearborn | Albert Nicholas ; Richard M. Jones Three Jazz Wizards | Clarinet solo, with piano and banjo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9449 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Wonderful dream | Richard M. Jones Three Jazz Wizards | Jazz/dance trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9471 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Gambler's dream | Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9472 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Sunshine baby | Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9473 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Adam and Eve had the blues | Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four ; Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9474 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Put it where I can get it | Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four ; Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9475 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Wash woman blues | Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9476 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | I've stopped my man | Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9484 | 10-in. | 11/12/1925 | My heart | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 9485 | 10-in. | 11/12/1925 | Yes! I'm in the barrel | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "St. Cyr, Johnny," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112561.
St. Cyr, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112561.
"St. Cyr, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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LCNAR: St. Cyr, Johnny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004094470
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