Papa Cairo
Julius Angelle "Papa Cairo" Lamperez (born July 27, 1920 New Orleans, Louisiana – d. November 13, 1999 Crowley, Louisiana) was a popular guitarist, steel guitarist and country string band artist in Louisiana and southeast Texas during the 1930s through the 1950s. He would later be known as the first person to write the tune "Grand Texas" which would later be popularized by Moon Mullican and Hank Williams as the song Jambalaya. |
Birth and Death Data: Born New Orleans (largest city of the state of Louisiana, United States), Died November 13, 1999 (Crowley (city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: electric steel guitar, composer, vocalist, lyricist
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-071114 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Su parti a la maison | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-071115 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Joilie schvr rouge | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-071116 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Alons rendezvous | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-071117 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | Te Kaplan | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-071118 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | In the house at the end of the road | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-071119 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | When the weeping willow smiles | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-071120 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | I'm not sorry now | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar | |
| Victor | BS-071121 | 10-in. | 10/8/1941 | If I ever leave the South | Happy Fats LeBlanc ; Rayne-Bo Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cairo, Papa," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207651.
Cairo, Papa. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207651.
"Cairo, Papa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cairo, Papa, 1920-1999 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89652155
Wikidata: Julius Lamperez - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17626787
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.