Johnny De Droit

Birth and Death Data: Born December 4, 1892 (New Orleans), Died February 1, 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1925

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh 8556 10-in. Mar. 1924 Panama Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh 8557 10-in. Mar. 1924 Nobody knows blues Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
OKeh 8558 10-in. Mar. 1924 New Orleans blues Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
OKeh 8561 10-in. Mar. 1924 The swing Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, arranger  
OKeh 8562 10-in. Mar. 1924 Brown eyes Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
OKeh 8563 10-in. Mar. 1924 Number two blues Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
OKeh S-72942 Not documented Oct. 1924 [Unknown title(s)] Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-72943 10-in. Oct. 1924 Eccentric Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-73093 10-in. January 1925 Lucky Kentucky Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh S-73094 10-in. January 1925 When my sugar walks down the street (All the little birdies go, "Tweet, tweet, tweet") Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Droit, Johnny," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112330.

De Droit, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112330.

"De Droit, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112330

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