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- CousinJoe
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929-01-13
- Active to
- 1994-05-23
americanbebopjazzlatin jazz
Discography
- Brasamba!1962
- Sounds of Synanon1962
- Catch Me!1963
- 12 String Guitar (Great Motion Picture Themes)1964
- For Django1964
- Joy Spring1964
- Chillin'1964
- A Sign of the Times1966
- Simplicity1967
- The Stones Jazz1967
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- 2,960
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- 18,298
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bluesrhythm and bluesvocalrock n roll40s
Pleasant Joseph known as Cousin Joe (December 20, 1907 — October 2, 1989) was an American blues and jazz singer, pianist and guitarist, 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, United States. Unitil 1945 Cousin Joe toured Louisiana as a blues player, that year he was asked to take part in the King Jazz recording sessions organized by Mezzrow and Bechet. <a href="h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. John the Baptist Parish
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Decca
- Work location
- New Orleans
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- date of birth
- 1907-12-20
- date of death
- 1989-10-02
- name in native language
- Pleasant Joseph
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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