[Dixielandjazz] Johnny St Cyr - guitar (was Why guitar, not banjo?/Tubas, too)

[Steve Barbone]

on 12/29/06 1:49 AM, Bill Haesler at bhaesler at bigpond.net.au wrote:

>> I think the recording ["Hotter Than That} rivals "West End
> Blues" as a near-perfect jazz performance.<
> 
> Dear Charlie,
> I certainly agree with that.
> In my last post on this subject I forgot to mention that Johnny St Cyr can
> be heard playing guitar solos on the Louis Armstrong Hot Seven's "Willie The
> Weeper" (7 May 1927) and "Alligator Crawl" (10 May 1927).
> But you knew that.
> Kind regards,
> Bill. 

Hmmm. St Cyr playing guitar? Must have been recorded electrically.:-) VBG

BTW, did any you you old cats out on the Left Coast see him at Disneyland
circa 1961-1966 with his band that sometimes included Barney Bigard?

Cheers,
Steve Barbone