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Cousin Joe

St. John the Baptist Parish, United States • 1907-12-20 – 1989-10-02

Cousin Joe is credited on 56 releases across 20 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2017 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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56

Pressings credited

20

Albums

7

Decades active

In collections

Biography

Pleasant Joseph, known as Cousin Joe, (December 20, 1907 – October 2, 1989) was a New Orleans blues and jazz singer, famous for his 1940s recordings with Sidney Bechet and Mezz Mezzrow.

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Credited work

56 releases · 20 albums · active 1953–2017

  • Performance · 96
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: Studio Condorcet · Acme Recording Studios · Chalk Farm Studios · Decca Studios, Paris

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Jimmy Dawkins
  • Bluesiana Triangle
  • "Clarence ""Gatemouth"" Brown"
  • George Lewis And His Ragtime Band
  • Diz Watson
  • The Freddie Kohlman Orchestra
  • The ABC & D Of Boogie Woogie

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