Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | |
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 Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks publicity advertisement (published in The Billboard, 16 August 1924). | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 1922–1932 |
| Labels | Victor Records |
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra was the first Kansas City jazz band to achieve national recognition, which it acquired through national radio broadcasts. It was founded in 1918, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders.[1]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 301. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.