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Johnny St. Cyr

American musician
Person Human Q326273

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
April 17, 1890
Date of death
June 17, 1966
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
bandleader, conductor, banjoist, jazz musician, jazz guitarist, musician, guitarist[13][14]
Genre
jazz[16]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20]
Given name
Johnny[17]
Instrument
banjo, guitar[18][19]
Place of burial
Evergreen Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Alexander St. Cyr en Johnny St. Cyr ar جوني سانت سير ja ジョニー・センシア
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000066559289
VIAF cluster ID
94112651
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004094470
GND ID
1116349361
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fate Marable's New Orleans Band on the S. S. Sidney.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000204930
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13900026t
DAHR artist ID
112561
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1116349361
Discogs artist ID
307254
Europeana entity
agent/base/4271
FAST ID
1596711
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Find a Grave memorial ID
5243
Freebase ID
/m/03j19d_
Grove Music Online ID
A2276567
IdRef ID
080539394
J9U entity ID
987007318172205171
KBR person ID
14628788
MuseScore artist ID
237095
MusicBrainz artist ID
7a281c93-adc9-4426-9331-f5e870162f91
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000177725
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100529885
Prabook ID
2240790
SBN author ID
DDSV061910
SecondHandSongs artist ID
149720
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhhqQp73BQthgYYfhtYfq
Yale LUX ID
person/ceb64588-06e8-4f2c-847c-1180579ca0c2

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🔗 Connections
Mb:member of band 5
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, Red Hot Peppers, King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven, New Orleans Wanderers
Occupation 4
conductor, bandleader, jazz musician, banjoist
Instrument 2
guitar, banjo
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Johnny
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New Orleans
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Johnny St. Cyr was born on April 17, 1890[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on June 17, 1966[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a bandleader[5], conductor[6], banjoist[7], jazz musician[8], and jazz guitarist[9].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1890-04-17[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1966-06-17[24]

  • Genre(s): jazz[25]

  • Community tags: jazz[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7a281c93-adc9-4426-9331-f5e870162f91[27]

FAQs

Where was Johnny St. Cyr born?

Johnny St. Cyr's place of birth was New Orleans[2].

Where did Johnny St. Cyr die?

Johnny St. Cyr passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Johnny St. Cyr do for work?

Johnny St. Cyr worked as a bandleader[5], conductor[6], banjoist[7], jazz musician[8], and jazz guitarist[9].

Related Entities

Los Angeles United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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