De De Pierce
Encyclopedia
De De Pierce was an American
jazz
trumpet
er and cornet
ist. He is best remembered for the songs "Peanut Vendor" and "Dippermouth Blues", both with Billie Pierce
.
Pierce was born Joseph De Lacroix Pierce in New Orleans, Louisiana
, United States
. Pierce's first gig was with Arnold Dupas in New Orleans in 1924. During his time playing in city nightclub
s, he met Billie Pierce, who became his wife as well as a musical companion; the two were the house band at the Luthjens Dance Hall from the 1930s through the 1950s. They released several album
s together but stopped performing in the middle of the 1950s due to illness, which left De De Pierce blind
. By 1959 they had returned to performing, and De De Pierce toured with Ida Cox
and played with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
, before further health problems ended his career.
He died in November 1973, at the age of 69.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
er and cornet
Cornet
The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
ist. He is best remembered for the songs "Peanut Vendor" and "Dippermouth Blues", both with Billie Pierce
Billie Pierce
Wilhelmina Goodson, better known as Billie Pierce was an American jazz pianist and singer.She was born in Marianna, Florida, United States one of seven piano-playing sisters , born to a mother and father who both themselves played piano...
.
Pierce was born Joseph De Lacroix Pierce in New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Pierce's first gig was with Arnold Dupas in New Orleans in 1924. During his time playing in city nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
s, he met Billie Pierce, who became his wife as well as a musical companion; the two were the house band at the Luthjens Dance Hall from the 1930s through the 1950s. They released several album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s together but stopped performing in the middle of the 1950s due to illness, which left De De Pierce blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
. By 1959 they had returned to performing, and De De Pierce toured with Ida Cox
Ida Cox
Ida Cox was an African American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings...
and played with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band is the name for numerous groups of Dixieland Jazz and traditional jazz bands at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana, and on tours as organized by the Preservation Hall...
, before further health problems ended his career.
He died in November 1973, at the age of 69.