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 1-25 of 189 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sanders, Joe," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.
Sanders, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113533.
"Sanders, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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