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 1-25 of 189 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-26852	10-in.	8/31/1922	Martha (Just a plain old-fashioned name)	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-29837	10-in.	4/5/1924	Night hawk blues	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29838	10-in.	4/6/1924	Red hot mamma	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29839	10-in.	4/6/1924	Oriental love dreams	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29840	10-in.	4/6/1924	There's no one just like you	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29868	10-in.	4/7/1924	Why don't my dreams come true	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29869	10-in.	4/7/1924	My daddy's dreamtime lullaby	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-31152	10-in.	11/9/1924	Lazy waters	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-31153	10-in.	11/9/1924	Moonlight and you	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-31154	10-in.	11/9/1924	Brown eyes	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-31172	10-in.	11/13/1924	Some of these days	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-31173	10-in.	11/13/1924	My best gal	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-31189	10-in.	11/16/1924	Show me the way	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-31190	10-in.	11/16/1924	Jing-a-ling-a-ling	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-32768	10-in.	7/13/1925	I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-32769	10-in.	7/13/1925	Alone at last	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-32770	10-in.	7/13/1925	I can't realize	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-33104	10-in.	7/24/1925	When I think of you	Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders	Male vocal duet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-33107	10-in.	7/24/1925	Dreaming of tomorrow	Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-33108	10-in.	7/24/1925	Lonesome	Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-33109	10-in.	7/24/1925	Because of you (The world is mine)	Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-33157	10-in.	8/7/1925	Hong Kong dream girl	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-33158	10-in.	8/7/1925	Who wouldn't love you	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Joe Sanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-33159	10-in.	8/7/1925	That's all there is (There ain't no more)	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Carleton A. Coon	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-33200	10-in.	7/28/1925	Yes, sir! That's my baby	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 1-25 of 189 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanders, Joe," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.

Sanders, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.

"Sanders, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.