[3] Piron grew up with his five siblings in the 7th Ward at 1523-24 Columbus Street, steps from Claiborne Avenue,[3] which at that time was a bustling, tree-lined center of commerce and community life.
He was both a music teacher and played in the Philharmonic Orchestra alongside many well known musicians of the time like Manuel Perez, Charlie Elgar, Ida Rose, and Alphonse Picou, among others.
Then in 1913 he played in the large, legendary orchestra organized by John P. Robichaux for the Carnival ball of the Elves of Oberon.
[3] That same year Piron was playing at the Rose Bud Theater on Dryades Street, sometimes with Papa Celestin's Tuxedo band.
Handy in 1917, Piron started an orchestra which included Lorenzo Tio, Steve Lewis,[5] John Lindsay, and Peter Bocage.