Johnny St. Cyr

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New Orleans Interview Archive Goes Online

11:12 AM — Jun 7 —
Source: DownBeat.com

The Association For Cultural Equity (ACE) has made available a series of interviews that Alan Lomax conducted in 1949 with elders of New Orleans jazz and Creole music. Read More

Alan Lomax And The Beginning Of Jazz

5:25 PM — May 19 —
Source: NPR

There are at least two major reactions I have whenever I hear the earliest jazz musicians talk about the roots of jazz. Read More

Johnny St. Cyr

Biography

A fine rhythmic banjoist and guitarist, Johnny St. Cyr was a New Orleans pioneer who was greatly in demand in the 1920s.... Read the full Johnny St. Cyr bio.

Johnny St. Cyr