born 1884 Oscar Papa Celestin My Josephine

Oscar Papa Celestin (January 1, 1884 in Napoleonville, Louisiana December 15, 1954) was an American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and vocalist. Celestin was born in Napoleonville, Louisiana, to a Creole family, son of a sugarcane cutter. In his youth he worked on rural Louisiana plantations. Eager for a better life, he worked as a cook for the Texas Pacific Railroad, saved up money and bought used musical instruments. He played guitar and trombone before deciding on cornet as his main instrum