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Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 [1] – September 12, 2014) [2] was an American jazz, Jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971.
Sep 15, 2014 · Joe Sample, who became a jazz star in the 1960s as the pianist with the Jazz Crusaders and an even bigger star a decade later when he began playing electric keyboards and the group simplified its...
Joe Sample & The Crusaders "I Felt the Love" Live At Java Jazz Festival 2008.
Sep 15, 2014 · Joe Sample, a soft-spoken keyboard player and composer whose blending of funk, blues, jazz, gospel and the Zydeco music of his childhood lent a distinctive sound to his well-known group, the...
Joe Sample. Pioneer soul-jazz artist and Crusaders founder who collaborated with Joni Mitchell and wrote songs for B.B. King. Read Full Biography.
Sep 13, 2014 · Joe Sample, a composer and keyboard player who connected the world of jazz to many other musical traditions, has died at age 75. He died in his hometown of Houston. Sample was a founder of the...
Sep 13, 2014 · Joe Sample, the critically acclaimed pianist and composer that spent more than five decades creating awe-inspiring music that transcended genres and inspired countless musicians, died on Friday, September 12 in his hometown of Houston, TX.
Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died. He was 75. Sample died of complications due to lung cancer Friday evening at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, his manager, Patrick Rains, told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Sep 14, 2014 · Joe Sample, a founding member of The Crusaders who wrote chart hits such as Street Life and One Day I'll Fly Away sung by Randy Crawford, has died at 75.
Jun 18, 2020 · Joe Sample was a Houston-based jazz pianist whose solo career begun in the 1970s with albums like Rainbow Seeker and Voices in the Rain.
