Cousin Joe
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"Cousin Joe (December 20, 1907 — October 2, 1989)[1] was an American blues and jazz singer, later famous for his 1940s recordings with clarinetist Sidney Bechet and saxophonist Mezz Mezzrow.
His birth name was Pleasant Joseph and he was born in Wallace, Louisiana. He died in his sleep from natural causes in New Orleans, at the age of 81.[1]
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[edit] Autobiography
- Cousin Joe : Blues from New Orleans / Pleasant "Cousin Joe" Joseph and Harriet J. Ottenheimer. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1987. xi, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0-226-41198-2
[edit] Partial discography
- Relaxin’ in New Orleans [sound recording] / Cousin Joe. New Orleans, LA : Great Southern Records, p1985. 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.
- Jumping at Jubilee [sound recording]. London : Sequel, [1995] Sequel NEM CD 749
- Bostic, Earl, 1913-1965. Magic Bostic [sound recording] / Earl Bostic. Paris : Jazz Archives, [2003]
- 1971 : Bad Luck Blues (Black & Blue) with Jimmy Dawkins and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
[edit] Filmography
- 2005 : DVD The Blues of Cousin Joe (live - 29 August 1984 in New Orleans, Louisiana) (Storyville Films)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed JUly 2010
[edit] External links
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