Joe Liggins

Also known as Theodro Elliott, Joseph Christopher Liggins, Jr

American R&B, jazz and blues pianist (1915–1987)

Person · Open Library

Works: 2

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Loosing a Way with Words
H. Coffee : If I Were a Cup of Coffee

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1916
Active to: 1987

Discography

Member of

Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 21,949
Total plays: 88,369

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bluesjazzjump bluesswingsinger-songwriter

Joe Liggins (July 9, 1916 - July 26, 1987) was a notable jazz, blues, and mostly R&B pianist, who played with the band Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers in the 1940s and 1950s, as their frontman. His band was often a staple on the R&B chart in those years, with their biggest hit being "The Honeydripper", released in 1945. That single topped the, then called race chart, for 18 weeks. More than 60 years later, "The Honeydripper" remains tied with Louis Jordan's "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" for the longes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Guthrie
Place of death: California
Occupation: singer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Genre: rhythm and blues
Instrument: piano

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date of birth: 1915-07-09
date of death: 1987-07-31
cause of death: stroke
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Theodro Elliott
name in native language: Joseph Christopher Liggins, Jr.
pseudonym: Joe Liggins
copyright representative: Broadcast Music, Inc.
start of work period: 1987-00-00

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