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 151-175 of 189 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	XC3023	12-in.	2/28/1929	Maytag frolic, pt. 4	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	XC3024	12-in.	2/28/1929	Maytag frolic, pt. 5	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, piano
Brunswick	XC3025	12-in.	2/28/1929	Maytag frolic, pt. 6	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	C3874	10-in.	July 1929	Because you said “I love you”	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C3965	10-in.	7/30/1929	Because you said “I love you”	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C3980	10-in.	7/31/1929	Because you said “I love you”	Oriole Orchestra ; Dan A. Russo	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	C4788	10-in.	12/3/1929	We love us	Fred Hamm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal	composer
Brunswick	C5720	10-in.	Apr. 1930	Take me	Lloyd Huntley Isle O’ Blues Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	MP10	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1929	What a girl! What a night!	Les Backer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	MP719	10-in.	January 1930	Sweetheart trail	Slatz Randall Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	songwriter
Edison	N-191	10-in.	4/12/1928	Beloved	Ponce Sisters	Female vocal duet, with violin and piano	songwriter
Edison	8648	10-in.	10/30/1922	Martha (Just a plain old fashioned name)	Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9637	10-in.	7/23/1924	There's no one just like you	George Wilton Ballard ; Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	9881	10-in.	11/29/1924	Lazy waters	Clover Garden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	10665	10-in.	11/5/1925	Dreaming of to-morrow	Charles Hart ; Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; Mike Speciale	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	11761	10-in.	6/24/1927	S-L-U-E--F-O-O-T	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	18399	10-in.	4/12/1928	Beloved	Ponce Sisters	Female vocal duet, with violin and piano	songwriter
Edison	19030	10-in.	2/6/1929	What a girl! What a night!	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Edison	N-721	10-in.	2/6/1929	What a girl! What a night!	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263640-B]	10-in.	approximately August 1929	Ma chérie	Ludovic Huot	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Decca	C 90527	10-in.	12/17/1935	Let it be me	Joe Sanders Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano, arranger, leader
Decca	C 90528	10-in.	12/17/1935	Weary	Joe Sanders Orchestra		arranger, instrumentalist, piano, leader
Decca	C 90529	10-in.	12/17/1935	I found a rose in the snow	Joe Sanders Orchestra		arranger, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal, leader
Decca	C 90530	10-in.	12/17/1935	I'll never forget I love you	Joe Sanders Orchestra		arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano, leader
Decca	C 90537	10-in.	12/20/1935	I got love	Joe Sanders Orchestra		arranger, instrumentalist, piano, leader

(Results 151-175 of 189 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanders, Joe," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.

Sanders, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.

"Sanders, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.