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Also known as Joseph Nathan Oliver, Joe Oliver, Joe "King" Oliver, Joseph Oliver

American jazz cornet player and bandleader

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Joe "King" Oliver, (December 19, 1885 – April 8, 1938) was a bandleader and jazz musician. Joe "King" Oliver was born in Abend, Louisiana near Donaldsonville, and moved to New Orleans in his youth. Oliver played cornet in the New Orleans brass bands and dance bands and also in the city's red-light district, Storyville. The band he co-led with trombonist Kid Ory was considered New Orleans' hottest and best in the 1910s. Oliver achieved great popularity in New Orleans across economic and racial l

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Also known as
King Oliver
Born
Joseph Nathan Oliver , ( 1881-12-19 ) December 19, 1881 , Aben, Louisiana , U.S.
Died
c. April 10, 1938 (1938-04-10) (aged 56), Savannah, Georgia , U.S.
Genres
Jazz Dixieland
Occupation
Bandleader
Instrument
Cornet
Years active
1907−1937
Formerly of
Kid Ory Creole Jazz Band Lawrence Duhé King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators

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King Oliver
date of birth
1881-12-19
date of death
1938-04-10
start of work period
1908-00-00
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Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver (December 19, 1881 – c. April 10, 1938) was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz. Also a notable composer, he wrote many tunes still played today, including "Dippermouth Blues", "Sweet Like This", "Canal Street Blues", and "Doctor Jazz". He was the mentor and teacher of Louis Armstrong. His influence was such that Armstrong claimed, "if it had not been for Joe Oliver, jazz would not be what it is today." Joe "King" Oliver's Draft Card, signed September 12, 1918, in Chicago

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