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Joe Leandrew McQueen [citation needed] (May 30, 1919 – December 7, 2019), also known as Joe Lee McQueen, [citation needed] was an American jazz saxophonist.
Dec 8, 2019 · Joe McQueen, the dynamic yet humble jazz saxophonist who made Ogden his home for 74 years starting in the days when musicians like Count Basie and Charlie Parker would play in the northern Utah...
May 29, 2019 · SALT LAKE CITY — Wearing a mechanic’s coverall, Joe McQueen stepped into Brad Wheeler’s bar on Ogden’s 25th Street, refused to pay a cover charge and gave the blues musician booked that night a hard time. The musician was A.C. Reed — Buddy Guy’s former saxophonist — but to McQueen, it made no difference.
- lottiejohnson@deseretnews.com
Legendary saxophonist Joe McQueen is the musical godfather of Ogden's lively 25th Street. Hear his story and explore some of Ogden's (and Salt Lake City's) best nightlight and jazz clubs.
Joe McQueen (born in Dallas, Texas in 1919) is a professional jazz saxophone musician. He was raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He played tuba and then saxophone in the Ardmore High School band. He was also on the football squad. McQueen began playing professional jazz at the age of sixteen.
Dec 9, 2019 · OGDEN — Legendary Utah saxophonist Joe McQueen, whose career spanned eight decades and included playing with some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, died Saturday at the age of 100....
Dec 7, 2019 · Joe McQueen, pioneering jazz saxophonist and Northern Utah resident, died Saturday morning at the age of 100.
