Armand John "A.J." Piron (August 16, 1888 – February 17, 1943) was an American jazz violinist who led a dance band during the 1920s.

Biography

In 1915, Piron and Clarence Williams started the Piron and Williams Publishing Company. In their first year of business they published Piron's composition, "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate", which became his biggest hit. After touring briefly with W.C. Handy in 1917, Piron started an orchestra which included

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. The theme song of the orchestra was "The Purple Rose of Cairo", written by Piron and Steve Lewis. In 1923, Piron took his band to New York City.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piron, Armand J. 1888 births 1943 deaths Jazz musicians from New Orleans American jazz bandleaders American jazz composers American male jazz composers American jazz violinists American male violinists Louisiana Creole people Victor Records artists 20th-century American violinists 20th-century American male musicians Olympia Orchestra members 20th-century African-American musicians