Joe Sanders

Joe Sanders (1896-1965) was a singer, pianist, and bandleader who is mainly remembered today as co-leader of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks The Nighthawks were famous for their late-night broadcasts from Kansas City, in which they responded to requests sent by telegram from all over the US. Sanders’ skill as a composer and pianist is demonstrated by the 1927 Roodles, an adroit blend of many disparate elements, including novelty-piano orientalism and boogie-woogie.

Notes by Roy Wiseman