Armand J. Piron
Armand John "A.J." Piron (August 16, 1888 – February 17, 1943) was an American jazz violinist who led a dance bands during the 1920s and 1930s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 16, 1888 (New Orleans), Died February 17, 1943 (New Orleans)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, songwriter, lyricist, violin
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-18496 | 10-in. | 10/10/1916 | Brown skin | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-21549 | 10-in. | 2/27/1918 | Mamma's baby boy | Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-22841 | 10-in. | 5/9/1919 | You can have it, I don't want it | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-26917 | 10-in. | 10/2/1922 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Ross Gorman ; Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-29121 | 10-in. | 12/11/1923 | New Orleans wiggle | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | B-29122 | 10-in. | 12/11/1923 | Mamma's gone, good-bye | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | B-29190 | 10-in. | 1/8/1924 | Do doodle oom | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | B-29191 | 10-in. | 1/8/1924 | West Indies blues | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | B-29347 | 10-in. | 2/7/1924 | Purple rose of Cairo | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Victor | B-29386 | 10-in. | 2/7/1924 | Day by day | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Victor | B-29536 | 10-in. | 2/21/1924 | Kiss me sweet | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | B-32121 | 10-in. | 3/25/1925 | Red man blues | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer, instrumentalist, violin | |
| Victor | B-32122 | 10-in. | 3/25/1925 | Do just as I say | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, violin, leader | |
| Victor | PBS-042125 | 10-in. | 9/18/1939 | Mama's gone, good bye | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Glenn Hughes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043376 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | George Brunis ; Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-062859 | 10-in. | 3/19/1941 | Mama's gone, good-bye | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-11-24-01] | 10-in. | 11/24/1923 | New Orleans wiggle | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-11-24-02] | 10-in. | 11/24/1923 | Mamma's gone, good-bye | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Columbia | 80556 | 10-in. | 9/18/1922 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80621 | 10-in. | 10/23/1922 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | The Southland Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80695 | 10-in. | 11/29/1922 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Georgians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80835 | 10-in. | 2/5/1923 | If your man is like my man | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 81435 | 10-in. | 12/21/1923 | Sud bustin' blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | 81436 | 10-in. | 12/21/1923 | West Indies blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 81569 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Ghost of the blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 81570 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Bright star blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | 81723 | 10-in. | 4/23/1924 | Mama's gone, goodbye | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with ukulele and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140053 | 10-in. | 9/20/1924 | Mama's gone, goodbye | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with alto saxophone and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141275 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 143221 | 10-in. | 12/27/1926 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | University Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W145633 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W145852 | 10-in. | 3/29/1928 | Mama's gone, good bye | Playboys ; Thelma Terry | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W146430 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | You're such a cruel papa to me | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | W147057 | 10-in. | 9/25/1928 | Sister Kate | The Whoopee Makers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W152466 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | High society | Lowland Singers ; Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | 8391 | 10-in. | 6/22/1923 | Snake rag | King Oliver’s Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 8559 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Southern woman blues | Lela Bolden ; Steve J. Lewis ; Armand J. Piron | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| OKeh | 8560 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Seawall special blues | Lela Bolden ; Steve J. Lewis ; Armand J. Piron | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| OKeh | 8828 | 10-in. | Jan. 1925 | Mama's gone, goodbye | Sigler's Birmingham Merrymakers | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70352 | 10-in. | Dec. 1921 | Brown skin (Who you for) | Daisy Martin ; Tampa Blue Jazz Band ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70908 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71056 | 10-in. | 11/25/1922 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71399 | 10-in. | April 1923 | If your man is like my man (I sympathize with you) | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-72131 | 10-in. | December 1923 | That twa-twa tune | Esther Bigeou ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-72132 | 10-in. | December 1923 | Bouncing around | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| OKeh | S-72133 | 10-in. | December 1923 | Kiss me sweet | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| OKeh | S-72175 | 10-in. | 12/14/1923 | West Indies blues | Esther Bigeou ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-72232 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | You can have it (I don't want it) | Sam Gray ; Virginia Liston ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72320 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | Lou'siana swing | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| OKeh | S-72321 | Not documented | Feb. 1924 | [Unknown title(s)] | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-72322 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | Sittin' on the curbstone blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-72524 | 10-in. | May 1924 | New Orleans wiggle | George McClennon Jazz Devils | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72567 | 10-in. | May 1924 | Mama's gone, goodbye | Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72606 | 10-in. | June 1924 | Sud bustin' blues | Clarence Williams’ Harmonizers ; Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72816 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | Kiss me sweet | Butterbeans & Susie ; Joe Oliver ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with cornet and piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80403 | 10-in. | 2/8/1927 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | The Goofus Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
| OKeh | W400168 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W402489 | 10-in. | 7/2/1929 | High society | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8923-8925 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 12684-12686 | 10-in. | 3/11/1924 | Sud bustin’ blues | Club Alabam’ Orchestra ; Fletcher Henderson | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 13204-13205 | 10-in. | 6/3/1924 | Mama’s gone, goodbye | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | CN105 | 10-in. | Feb. 1928 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Hotel Gibson Orchestra ; Ray Miller | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | C5363 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Lee Sims | Piano solo, with trumpet | composer | |
| Brunswick | C5364 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | I wish I could shimmy like my Sister Kate | Lee Sims | Piano solo, with trumpet | composer | |
| Brunswick | DAL580 | 10-in. | 5/17/1938 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 9417 | 10-in. | 3/12/1924 | New Orleans wiggle | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Piron, Armand J.," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110384.
Piron, Armand J.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110384.
"Piron, Armand J.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Piron, Armand J., 1888-1943 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96062630
Wikidata: Armand J. Piron - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677598
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