| LC control no. | n 85374323 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Celestin, Papa, 1884-1954 |
| Variant(s) | Celestin, Oscar, 1884-1954 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1884-01-01 |
| Death date | 1954-12-15 |
| Place of birth | Napoleonville (La.) |
| Place of death | New Orleans (La.) |
| Affiliation | Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra Indiana Brass Band (Musical group) Jack Carey's band (Musical group) Red Allen's Brass Band (Musical group) Silver Leaf Band (Musical group) Armand Piron's band (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Trumpet players Musicians |
| Found in | His Papa Celestin [SR] 1981?: label (Papa Celestin) container (Oscar "Papa" Celestin, trumpet and vocals; b. 1/1/1884 in Napoleonville, La.; d. 12/15/54 in New Orleans) African American National Biography, accessed January 16, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Celestin, Papa; Oscar Philip Celestin; bandleader, trumpeter, musician; born 01 January 1884 in Napoleonville, Louisiana, United States; regular member of Indiana Brass Band, New Orleans (1909); joined Jack Carey's band; worked with Red Allen's Brass Band, Silver Leaf Band, and Armand Piron's band, New Orleans; formed Celestin's Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra (1925); played for White House Correspondents' Association and received a certificate of appreciation signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953); died 15 December 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) |
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