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Title
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Ted Weems
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Description
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Portrait of band leader Ted Weems autographed to Joe Sanders. It reads "To my good friend Joe Sanders with sincere good wishes, Ted Weems".
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Jay Whidden
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Description
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Portrait of violinist and band leader Jay Whidden autographed to Joe Sanders.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Freddy Martin
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Description
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Portrait of band leader Freddy Martin autographed to Joe Sanders.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Jack Crawford
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Description
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Portrait of orchestra leader Jack Crawford autographed to Joe Sanders. Autograph reads "Jack Crawford, the old 'clown prince' extends his right hand to the old 'left hander' in sincere admiration."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Joe Sanders and Band
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Description
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Unidentified location, Joe Sanders at piano with band on stage. Coca-Cola advertising on stage.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Nighthawks Luggage
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Description
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View of the Nighthawk band luggage at train station. Location unknown. One of the boxes has the name Carleton Coon and the Nighthawks on it.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Joe Sanders and Bill McDowell
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Description
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Unidentified interior view showing a seated Joe Sanders next to Bill McDowell with his saxophone. Photo is dated October 30, 1939.
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Date
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1939-10-30
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
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Description
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Joe Sanders at the piano, Carleton Coon by drums, and the rest of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks. Location not identified.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Joe Sanders At Piano
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Description
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Unidentified on stage view of Joe Sanders at the piano with his band. Coca-Cola advertising visible.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC1-2 Harvey Rettberg Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Collection of correspondence, publications, photographs, newspaper clippings (including obituaries), etc., belonging to Harvey Rettberg, co-founder of the Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Fan Club. Includes information on Joe Sanders, Carleton Coon, and many other musicians like Phil Baxter, Boyd Senter, Jimmy Cullum, Curt Hitch, Tony Parenti, Harry and Edmond Souchon, Carleton Coon family, etc.
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Date
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1950~/1999~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC1-1 Joe Sanders Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Joe Sanders was born in Thayer, Kansas, and spent the majority of his childhood in the Kansas City area. He started his musical performances as a boy soprano in local church choirs and graduated from Westport High School. After World War I he organized an orchestra with Carleton Coon called the Nighthawks which played on the local radio and traveled the country. After Mr. Coon's untimely death in 1932, Sanders continued as a composer, piano player, singer, and conductor of his own band. Sanders died in 1965. This collection of material, such as scrapbooks, travelogues, photos, sheet music, etc., provides information and detail about Sanders, covering his formative musical years and later successful band career. It also contains information on the relationship between Carleton Coon and Joe Sanders and the formation and travels of their band in the 1920s.
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Date
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1908~/1950~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
