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 76-100 of 189 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-53526 | 10-in. | 5/29/1929 | My dear | Mildred Hunt | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-55492 | 10-in. | 7/24/1929 | And especially you! | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55493 | 10-in. | 7/24/1929 | Because you said I love you | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55494 | 10-in. | 7/24/1929 | True blue Lou | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55509 | 10-in. | 7/26/1929 | The flippity flop | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55510 | 10-in. | 7/26/1929 | Got a great big date with a little bitta girl | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
Victor | BVE-57232 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Sweepin' the clouds away | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57233 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Alone in the rain | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57234 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | After you've gone | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57254 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57255 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | Take me | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57429 | 10-in. | 11/18/1929 | Harlem madness | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57430 | 10-in. | 11/18/1929 | Moanin' for you | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57497 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | Music in the moonlight | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57498 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | Ain't you, baby? | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57499 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | We love us | Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; Joe Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-64323 | 10-in. | 10/13/1930 | She loves me just the same | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-71928 | 10-in. | 3/9/1932 | Lo and behold | Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71929 | 10-in. | 3/9/1932 | Let that be a lesson to you | Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71930 | 10-in. | 3/9/1932 | What a life! (Trying to live without you) | Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, director | |
Victor | BSHQ-71931 | 10-in. | 3/9/1932 | Sing a new song | Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-71932 | 10-in. | 3/9/1932 | Intangibility | Joe Sanders | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BSHQ-71933 | 10-in. | 3/9/1932 | Southology | Joe Sanders | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BSHQ-72000 | 10-in. | 3/24/1932 | 'Round my heart | Coon-Sanders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, director | |
Victor | BSHQ-72201 | 10-in. | 3/24/1932 | Keepin' out of mischief now | Coon-Sanders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal, director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanders, Joe," accessed September 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.
Sanders, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.
"Sanders, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Sanders, Joe, 1896-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007048838
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