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A.J. Piron was born August 16, 1888, to Octave Louis Piron and Marie Jeanne
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At the age of seven Piron had an accident that damaged one of his legs. For the next five years while Piron recovered, he devoted himself to practicing the violin. This could be the reason A.J. Piron didn't join the numerous marching bands popular in New
Orleans at that time but instead became a
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Carnival ball of the Elves of Oberon. 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
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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
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dance and concert band musician. At age twelve Piron made his musical debut when he joined a band his father led that included some of his students and Piron's brothers.
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