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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 189 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W100363	10-in.	2/19/1930	Sweetheart Trail	Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	9769	10-in.	6/22/1926	High fever	Cookie's Gingersnaps	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71444	10-in.	Apr. 1923	Martha (Just a plain old fashioned name)	George Kelly ; The Original Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W400672	10-in.	5/15/1928	Beloved	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	W400831	10-in.	6/26/1928	Beloved	Seger Ellis ; Joe Green ; Royal Music Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	9340	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Martha	Frank Papalia	Accordion solo	composer
Brunswick	14321-14323	10-in.	11/28/1924	Lazy waters	Castlewood Marimba Band	Marimba band	composer
Brunswick	E28403	10-in.	Sept. 1928	Beloved	Melody Makers	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	songwriter
Brunswick	E29076	10-in.	1/18/1929	What a girl! What a night!	Clevelanders ; Oliver Smith	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E29851	10-in.	May 1929	My dear	Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E29980	10-in.	May 1929	My dear	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34923	10-in.	10/23/1930	She loves me just the same	Danny Yates Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E35058	10-in.	10/30/1930	She loves me just the same	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	E4014-E4015	10-in.	10/27/1926	High fever	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E4092-E4093	10-in.	11/18/1926	High fever	Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	E16702-E16705	10-in.	10/14/1925	Dreaming of tomorrow	Paul Ash ; Granada Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E18292-E18294	10-in.	3/9/1926	Sittin’ around	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E26898-E26900	10-in.	3/9/1928	Beloved	Scrappy Lambert ; Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26900)	songwriter
Brunswick	C1815	10-in.	3/28/1928	Beloved	Dick Powell	Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C2108	10-in.	7/21/1928	Hallucinations	Louisiana Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C2218	10-in.	8/13/1928	Hallucinations	Louisiana Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C2330	10-in.	9/20/1928	Louder & funnier [sic]	Sammy Stewart Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	XC3020	12-in.	2/28/1929	Maytag frolic, pt. 1	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	XC3021	12-in.	2/28/1929	Maytag frolic, pt. 2	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	XC3022	12-in.	2/28/1929	Maytag frolic, pt. 3	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, piano

(Results 126-150 of 189 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanders, Joe," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.

Sanders, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.

"Sanders, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.