Johnny St. Cyr 4/49

Interviews with guitarist and banjo player Johnny St. Cyr (1889–1966). St. Cyr was best known for his work on Louis Armstrong’s Hot Seven and Hot Five sessions. He played in the National, Tuxedo, and Magnolia orchestras, accompanied Fate Marable on the S.S. Capitol riverboat and Armand John (A.J.) Piron, and, in Chicago, was a member of King Oliver’s band and Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers. The last five years of his life he spent as bandleader of the Young Men From New Orleans at Disneyland in Los Angeles.

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about his upbringing, family, and learning guitar

Guitar Blues

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about the blues

Unidentified guitar rag (I)

My Old Rosary / Gypsy Sweetheart

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about his first music job and early days in the District

Eh, La Bas

C'était n'aut' can-can, payez donc (fragment)

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about the Creole roots of jazz

Jelly Roll Blues (I)

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about Jelly Roll Morton (fragment)

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about Jelly Roll Morton, Tony Jackson, Morton's compositions, and arranging old tunes

Jelly Roll Blues (fragment)

Jelly Roll Blues (II)

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about early jazz guitarists and blues players

Unidentified guitar rag (II)

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about an unidentified guitar rag and music in winerooms

I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad (fragment)

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about honky tonks, Aaron Harris, and other bad characters

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about the Streckfus Steamers Showboats

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about Fate Marable, Louis Armstrong, and gigs on board the Streckfus Steamers

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about playing on board the Streckfus Steamers and their repetoire

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about playing on board the Streckfus Steamers

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about St. Louis nightclubs and other riverboat players

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about colored bands aboard the Streckfus Steamers

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about the take-over of jazz by whites

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about the future of jazz

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about intermarriage, racism, and human nature

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about trying to register to vote, the potential political power of African Americans, and political changes in New Orleans

Interview with Johnny St. Cyr about Baby Dodds and George Forrester playing a prank on a saxophone player aboard the Streckfus Steamers

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