Johnny St. Cyr

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Johnny St. Cyr was an influential early jazz banjoist and guitarist best known for his work with Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five and Hot Seven bands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf banjoist
guitarist
human
jazz musician
activeYearsEnd 1960
activeYearsStart 1910
associatedWith Jelly Roll Morton
Kid Ory
Louis Armstrong
basedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
burialPlace Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1890-04-17
dateOfDeath 1966-06-17
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName St. Cyr
fullName Johnny St. Cyr
genre Dixieland
linked to: New Orleans jazz

jazz
givenName Johnny
influenced early jazz guitarists
later jazz banjoists
instrument banjo
guitar
memberOf Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
notableRecording “Heebie Jeebies” with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
“Potato Head Blues” with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
“West End Blues” with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
notableRole pioneering use of banjo in early jazz ensembles
notableWork performances with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
performances with Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
occupation bandleader
musician
performedWith Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers
Kid Ory’s Creole Jazz Band
placeOfBirth New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records
Okeh Records
style early New Orleans jazz

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Heebie Jeebies hasPerformer Johnny St. Cyr
Potato Head Blues hasMusician Johnny St. Cyr
Johnny St. Cyr fullName Johnny St. Cyr