Joe Sanders
Joseph L. Sanders (October 26, 1896, Thayer, Kansas - May 14, 1965, Kansas City, Missouri) was an American jazz pianist, singer, and band leader associated with Kansas City jazz for most of his career. Sanders was best known for co-leading the Coon-Sanders' Nighthawks along with Carleton Coon (1894–1932). The pair formed the group in 1920 in Kansas City under the name Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, broadcast for the first time on radio the following year, and became known as the Nighthawks because of their frequent appearances on late night radio. They recorded in Chicago in 1924 and held a residency at the Blackhawk club in that city from 1926. The ensemble toured as a Midwestern territory band, and after Coon's death Sanders continued to lead the band under his own name. Sanders worked mostly in Hollywood studios in the 1940s, and occasionally led performances at the Blackhawk once again. He was a vocalist for the Kansas City Opera in the 1950s. Sanders' brother, Roy Sanders (National League pitcher), was a professional baseball player. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 15, 1896, Died May 14, 1965
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, tenor vocal, composer, songwriter, leader, arranger, director, vocalist, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 189 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-33201 | 10-in. | 7/28/1925 | Everything is hotsy-totsy now | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Joe Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-33202 | 10-in. | 7/28/1925 | Dreaming of to-morrow | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-34056 | 10-in. | 12/20/1925 | Too bad | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-34057 | 10-in. | 12/20/1925 | Don't be a fool, you fool | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-34061 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | Louise, you tease | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-34062 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | Flamin' Mamie | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-34063 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | Sittin' around | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
Victor | BVE-34064 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | Moon Deer | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35030 | 10-in. | 3/9/1926 | Here comes the hot tamale man | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35031 | 10-in. | 3/9/1926 | Everything's gonna be all right | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35032 | 10-in. | 3/9/1926 | I'd rather be alone | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35034 | 10-in. | 3/9/1926 | Deep Henderson | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-37214 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | High fever | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-37215 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | My baby knows how | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37216 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | Brainstorm | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-37259 | 10-in. | 12/17/1926 | I need lovin' | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39064 | 10-in. | 6/25/1927 | I ain't got nobody | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39065 | 10-in. | 6/25/1927 | Roodles | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-41369 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Louder and funnier | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-41370 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Sluefoot | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41371 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Wabash blues | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41372 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Mine, all mine | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41373 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | The wail | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-41374 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Hallucinations | Coon-Sanders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-41375 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Stay out of the South (If you want to miss heaven on Earth) | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanders, Joe," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.
Sanders, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.
"Sanders, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
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