Cousin Joe

Cousin Joe

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Pleasant Joseph, known professionally as Cousin Joe, and born on December 20, 1907, in Wallace, Louisiana, is a blues and jazz singer. He began his musical journey as a pianist and singer, initially learning to play the ukulele and guitar before focusing on piano. In 1945, Cousin Joe participated in the notable "King Jazz" recordings with the Mezzrow/Bechet septet and continued to record on various labels including Philo, Savoy, Signature, Gotham, and Decca. His career included performances at local clubs and cabarets alongside prominent figures like Lee Allen and Dave Bartholomew's orchestra. Notable albums include Bad Luck Blues (1973) and Joseph from New Orleans (1975). Cousin Joe passed away on October 2, 1989.

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Ain't No Use
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The Blues Of
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  • Discography
Albums
The Louisiana Cousin
2021 Frank Goldy
08-10-2021
The Louisiana Cousin
01
My Love Comes Tumblin' Down
Cousin Joe
The Louisiana Cousin
02:47
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
02
Boogie Woogie Hannah
Cousin Joe
The Louisiana Cousin
02:54
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
03
Broken Man Blues
Cousin Joe
The Louisiana Cousin
02:34
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
04
The Barefoot Boy
Cousin Joe
The Louisiana Cousin
02:53
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
05
Bad, Bad Baby Blues
Cousin Joe
The Louisiana Cousin
02:56
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
06
Saw Mill Man Blues
Cousin Joe
The Louisiana Cousin
02:58
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
07
You Ain't so Much-A-Much
Cousin Joe
The Louisiana Cousin
02:49
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
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Rhapsody in Bronze
(P) 2019 504 Records
24-01-2019
Rhapsody in Bronze
01
Country Boy
Cousin Joe
Rhapsody in Bronze
03:06
Composers: Colton - Lee - Smith
02
Phoney Woman
Cousin Joe
Rhapsody in Bronze
03:11
Composers: Warren
03
Chicken a La King
Cousin Joe
Rhapsody in Bronze
03:09
Composers: Unknown
04
Beggin' Woman
Cousin Joe
Rhapsody in Bronze
02:36
Composers: Cousin Joe
05
Booker's Boogie
James Booker
Rhapsody in Bronze
01:54
Composers: Booker
06
Beethoven's Fur Elise
James Booker
Rhapsody in Bronze
04:37
Composers: Beethoven
07
A Better World to Live In
James Booker
Rhapsody in Bronze
02:56
Composers: Booker
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Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
18-04-2012
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
01
I Don't Know My Name
Cousin Joe
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
03:18
02
Eveything That's Made of Wood Once Was a Tree
Cousin Joe
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
03:42
03
Come Down People
Cousin Joe
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
01:57
04
Married Life
Cousin Joe
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
02:41
05
Life Is a One Way Ticket
Cousin Joe
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
04:20
06
Begging Woman
Cousin Joe
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
02:40
07
Hard Work
Cousin Joe
Come Down People: Cousin Joe Live in Concert
02:28
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I Never Harmed An Onion
2008 Night Train International
11-11-2008
I Never Harmed An Onion
01
Stagger Lee
Cousin Joe
I Never Harmed An Onion
07:36
Composers: John Lomax - Pleasant Joseph
02
Juice on the Loose
Cousin Joe
I Never Harmed An Onion
02:23
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
03
I Never Harmed An Onion
Cousin Joe
I Never Harmed An Onion
01:26
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
04
Railroad Avenue
Cousin Joe
I Never Harmed An Onion
03:25
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
05
How Come My Dog Don't Bark
Cousin Joe
I Never Harmed An Onion
03:42
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
06
Touch Me
Cousin Joe
I Never Harmed An Onion
03:01
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
07
The Blues Ain't Nothin'
Cousin Joe
I Never Harmed An Onion
03:00
Composers: Pleasant Joseph
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Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
Disques Black & Blue
01-01-2000
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
01
I Don't Want No Second Hand Love
Cousin Joe
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
03:31
Composers: Joseph Pleasant
02
Goin' Down Slow
Cousin Joe
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
05:16
Composers: James Oden
03
Box Car Shorty
Cousin Joe
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
02:31
Composers: Joseph Pleasant
04
Life Is One-Way Ticket
Cousin Joe
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
04:18
Composers: Joseph Pleasant
05
Chiken And The Hawk
Cousin Joe
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
02:52
Composers: Joseph Pleasant
06
Bad Luck Blues
Cousin Joe
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
04:01
Composers: Joseph Pleasant
07
Take A Lesson From Your Teacher
Cousin Joe
Bad Luck Blues (Blues Reference recorded in France 1971)
03:16
Composers: Joseph Pleasant
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Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
01-01-1974
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
01
When a Woman Loves a Man
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
03:16
02
Checkin' Out
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
03:13
03
Touch Me
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
04:25
04
I Got News for You
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
02:16
05
Too Late to Turn Back Now
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
03:33
06
Lipstick Traces
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
03:11
07
Railroad Avenue
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing, Jazz Playing, Rock ‘N’ Rolling, Soul Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
04:05
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Evolution Blues
â„— 1948 Decca
15-02-1948
Evolution Blues
01
Sadie Brown
Cousin Joe
Evolution Blues
02:46
Writer: Sam Price - Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Sam Price - Pleasant Joseph
02
Little Eva
Cousin Joe
Evolution Blues
02:33
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
03
Evolution Blues
Cousin Joe
Evolution Blues
02:58
Writer: Sam Price - Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Sam Price - Pleasant Joseph
04
The Barefoot Baby
Cousin Joe
Evolution Blues
02:49
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
05
Box Car Shorty and Peter Blue
Cousin Joe
Evolution Blues
02:42
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
06
Beggin' Woman
Cousin Joe
Evolution Blues
02:47
Writer: Pleasant Joseph - Sam Price / Composers: Pleasant Joseph - Sam Price
07
Baby You Don't Know at All
Cousin Joe
Evolution Blues
02:43
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
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Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
1947 Tuff City Records
01-01-1947
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
01
Beggin' Woman
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
02:54
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
02
Sadie Brown
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
02:46
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
03
Evolution Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
03:01
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
04
Box Car Shorty's Confession
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
02:45
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
05
Looking For My Baby
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
02:52
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
06
High-Powered Gal
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
02:53
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
07
Chicken A La Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 3): 1947-1955
02:17
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
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Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
1946 Swing Beat Songs
01-01-1946
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
01
If I Just Keep Still
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
02:34
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
02
When Your Mother's Gone
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
02:57
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
03
Make Me As Strong As Samson
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
02:56
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
04
When The Roll Be Called In Heaven
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
02:53
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
05
My Tight Woman
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
02:39
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
06
Lightning Struck The Poorhouse
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
03:08
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
07
Just As Soon As I Go Home
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 2: 1946-1947)
02:35
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
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Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
1945 Swing Beat Songs
01-01-1945
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
01
Broken Man Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
02:32
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
02
New Jailhouse Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
03:06
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
03
Levee Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
02:54
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
04
Layin My Rules In Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
02:35
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
05
Bad, Bad Baby Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
02:57
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
06
Bad, Bad Baby Blues (Kicking Like A Kangaroo Blues)
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
02:53
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
07
Saw Mill Man Blues
Cousin Joe
Rare Piano Blues (Vol. 1): 1945-1946
02:56
Writer: Pleasant Joseph / Composers: Pleasant Joseph
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Splits
New Orleans Piano Blues
10-10-2004
New Orleans Piano Blues
01
Down & Out Man
Cousin Joe
New Orleans Piano Blues
04:28
02
Hogwash Junction Foundation
Cousin Joe
New Orleans Piano Blues
03:07
03
I've Got News for You
Cousin Joe
New Orleans Piano Blues
02:48
04
Mess Around
Cousin Joe
New Orleans Piano Blues
02:26
05
Hotel Loneliness
Cousin Joe
New Orleans Piano Blues
03:42
06
She Ain't Such-a-Much
Cousin Joe
New Orleans Piano Blues
06:42
07
Chicken Ala Blues
Cousin Joe
New Orleans Piano Blues
04:04
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The Blues Of
20-07-2004
The Blues Of
01
Blues Dance
Henry Gray
The Blues Of
02:55
02
Cold Chills
Henry Gray
The Blues Of
05:03
03
Come On Woman
Henry Gray
The Blues Of
03:16
04
Bright Lights, Big City
Henry Gray
The Blues Of
02:46
05
Ain't No Use
Henry Gray
The Blues Of
03:44
06
Shake A hand
Henry Gray
The Blues Of
04:01
07
Boogie
Henry Gray
The Blues Of
03:35
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Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
This Compilation â„— 2004 Savoy Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
21-09-2004
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
01
Uncle Sam Blues
Hot Lips Page
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
03:19
Writer: Memphis Willie Borum / Composers: Memphis Willie Borum
02
Pete Brown's Boogie
Pete Brown Quintet
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
03:05
Writer: Pete Brown / Composers: Pete Brown
03
Hey Lawdy Mama
Miss Rhapsody
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
02:56
Writer: Clifton Byrom - John Kay - Jerry McCrohan / Composers: Clifton Byrom - John Kay - Jerry McCrohan
04
If Money Grew On Trees
The Toppers
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
03:14
Writer: Leon Rene / Composers: Leon Rene
05
S.K. Blues, Parts 1 & 2
Big Joe Turner
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
06:01
Writer: Saunders King / Composers: Saunders King
06
Evil Gal Blues
Albinia Jones
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
03:06
Writer: Leonard Feather - Lionel Hampton / Composers: Leonard Feather - Lionel Hampton
07
I Ain't Mad At You, Pretty Baby
Gatemouth Moore
Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961
02:55
Writer: Gatemouth Moore / Composers: Gatemouth Moore
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100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
01-12-2011
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
01
Merry Christmas Baby
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:45
02
Santa
Lightnin' Hopkins
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
03:53
03
The Snow Is Falling
Ray Charles
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:54
04
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Mabel Scott
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:20
05
I Want My Baby for Christmas
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:40
06
Hello, Santa Claus!
Cecil Gant
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:53
07
Snowy Morning Blues
James P. Johnson
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:33
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A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
Rhythm & Blues
04-12-2015
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
01
Grandma And Grandpa
Baby Face Lewis
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
02:30
02
Li'l Dog
Buddy Johnson
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
03:05
03
She's Got Great Big Eyes
Dave Bartholomew
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
02:56
04
Box Car Shorty And Peter Blue
Cousin Joe
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
02:50
05
You Got to Run Me Down
Bill 'Jazz' Gillum
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
02:31
06
Midnight In The Barrel House
Johnny Otis
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
03:09
07
Oop-Pop-A-Da
Dizzy Gillespie
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1947-8                                                           
03:12
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