Editing Armand J. Piron (section)

== Career ==
In 1903 Piron began playing in the Bloom Philharmonic. In 1908 he played for the Peerless Orchestra. Then in 1913 he played in the large, legendary orchestra organized by [[John Robichaux|John P. Robichaux]] for the Carnival ball of the Elves of Oberon.<ref name=":1" /> That same year Piron was playing at the Rose Bud Theater on Dryades Street, sometimes with Papa Celestin's Tuxedo band. He also played in the Olympia Band with [[Sidney Bechet|Sydney Bechet]], [[Kid Ory]], [[Louis Keppard]], and [[Clarence Williams (musician)|Clarence Williams]], among others.<ref name=":1" />

After touring briefly with [[W.C. Handy]] in 1917, Piron started an orchestra which included  [[Lorenzo Tio]], [[Steve Lewis (musician)|Steve Lewis]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=French Creoles |url=http://www.frenchcreoles.com/MusicEvents/armond%20j%20piron/armond%20j%20piron.htm |access-date=2017-07-30 |website=www.frenchcreoles.com}}</ref> [[John Lindsay (musician)|John Lindsay]], and [[Peter Bocage]].<ref name="Yanow">{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Armand Piron |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/armand-piron-mn0000499586/biography |accessdate=October 7, 2018 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> The theme song of the orchestra was "The Purple Rose of Cairo", written by Piron and Steve Lewis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Purple Rose of Cairo {{!}} Tulane University Digital Library |url=https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane:18773 |access-date=2017-07-30 |website=digitallibrary.tulane.edu}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 1923, Piron took his band to New York City.<ref name="Yanow" /><ref>{{cite web |date=August 2020 |title=Armand Piron's New Orleans Orchestra |url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/armand-pirons-new-orleans-orchestra/ |accessdate=August 1, 2020 |website=Red Hot Jazz Archive}}</ref>