Johnny De Droit
Birth and Death Data: Born New Orleans (largest city of the state of Louisiana, United States), Died February 1986
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1925
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, arranger
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 8556 | 10-in. | March 1924 | Panama | Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | 8557 | 10-in. | March 1924 | Nobody knows blues | Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| OKeh | 8558 | 10-in. | March 1924 | New Orleans blues | Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| OKeh | 8561 | 10-in. | March 1924 | The swing | Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, arranger | |
| OKeh | 8562 | 10-in. | March 1924 | Brown eyes | Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| OKeh | 8563 | 10-in. | March 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 January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112330.
De Droit, Johnny. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112330.
"De Droit, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Discogs: Johnny De Droit
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: De Droit, Johnny - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004036519
Wikidata: Johnny De Droit - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1702310
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/29240058
MusicBrainz: Johnny De Droit - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/772dbf39-d0b8-4e46-a201-78c25e7be79b
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1991003 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1991003
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