New Iberia in Iberia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
William G. "Bunk" Johnson
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, October 7, 2016
1. William G. "Bunk" Johnson Marker
Inscription.
William G. "Bunk" Johnson. . Everyone's heard of Louis Armstrong, the most famous New Orleans jazz trumpeter, but few know the music that inspired Armstrong came from William "Bunk" Johnson in the 1910s. Thirty years later, Armstrong and other jazz enthusiasts lifted "Bunk" Johnson from rice and sugarcane fields by day, and small town "Banner Band" by night, to international recognition for the New Orleans Jazz Revival. Bunk was laid to rest in 1949,but his influence on jazz lovers refuses to die. (Source: Austin M. Sonnier Jr., 1989, Second Linin': Jazzmen of Southwest LA., 1900-1950), Visit the Bunk Johnson Jazz Collection Exhibit at the Iberia Parish Library and indulge in a compilation of the talented jazz trumpeter's memorabilia including books, periodicals, audiotapes, videotapes, documents, photographs and his instruments. Visit his grave at St. Edward Catholic Church Cemetery, as well as the Memorial Plaza and mural. Attend the Bunk Johnson Jazz, Arts and Heritage Festival, held annually in May.
Everyone's heard of Louis Armstrong, the most famous New Orleans jazz trumpeter, but few know the music that inspired Armstrong came from William "Bunk" Johnson in the 1910s. Thirty years later, Armstrong and other jazz enthusiasts lifted "Bunk" Johnson from rice and sugarcane fields by day, and small town "Banner Band" by night, to international recognition for the New Orleans Jazz Revival. Bunk was laid to rest in 1949,but his influence on jazz lovers refuses to die. (Source: Austin M. Sonnier Jr., 1989, Second Linin': Jazzmen of Southwest LA., 1900-1950)
Visit the Bunk Johnson Jazz Collection Exhibit at the Iberia Parish Library and indulge in a compilation of the talented jazz trumpeter's memorabilia including books, periodicals, audiotapes, videotapes, documents, photographs and his instruments. Visit his grave at St. Edward Catholic Church Cemetery, as well as the Memorial Plaza and mural. Attend the Bunk Johnson Jazz, Arts & Heritage Festival, held annually in May.
Location. 30° 0.319′ N, 91° 49.058′ W. Marker is in New Iberia
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, Louisiana, in Iberia Parish. Marker is on East Main Street (State Highway 182) near Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Iberia LA 70563, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2016. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2016. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
