Pleasant Joseph

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Pleasant Joseph

American pianist, singer and guitarist, Joseph Pleasant aka Smilin' Joe and later as Cousin Joe was first a blues player before settling in New York in 1942 and entering into the jazz scene (thanks to Mezz Mezzrow). He came back few years later in New Orleans.

Born : December 20, 1907 in Wallace, Louisiana.
Died : October 02, 1989 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Worked with : Sidney Bechet, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and others.

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