Johnny St.

Cyr
Johnny St. Cyr (April 17, 1890 June 17, 1966) was
an American jazz banjoist and guitarist.
St. Cyr was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before
moving to Chicago in 1923, he played for several leading New Orleans bands.[1] He is most commonly remembered as a member of Louis Armstrongs Hot Five and
Hot Seven bands.[2] He also played with Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers. 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,[2] who
performed at Disneyland.[2] He died in Los Angeles, California,[1] and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles.[1]

See also
Banjo Hall of Fame Members

References

[1] Johnny St. Cyr at Allmusic, accessed 2010-11-13.

[2] Johnny St. Cyr (1890-1966), redhotjazz.com, date unknown, accessed 2010-08-16.

External links
Jazz As I Remember It, Johnny Ct. Cyrs autobiography
Johnny St. Cyr at Find a Grave

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