Johnny de Droit  (1892-1986)
Last updated: 09.10.23
According to the Internet source given below, Johnny De Droit was an American cornetist, composer and band leader who played at fashionable hotels, restaurants and parties in New Orleans in the 1920s.
Websites:
url15.gif Johnny De Droit and his New Orleans Orchestra Brief biography by redhotjazz.com  
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Ragtime Music CDs:
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cd15.gif Wally Rose Rags Blues Joys flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 6 works by Johnny de Droit (1892-1986). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Brown Eyes 1924
New Orleans Blues 1924 aka New Orleans Joys
Nobody Knows Blues 1924 McNamara (co-author)
Number Two Blues 1924
Swing, The 1924  youtube15.jpg
New Orleans Hula ? aka Hula Lou
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg J.de Droit The Swing & New Orleans Blues: Johnny De Droit and His New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (Okeh 1925) (6:11) Johnny De Droit and His New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
youtube15.jpg W.H. Tyers Johnny De Droit - Panama (2:40) J.de Droit