Joe Loss

Joe Loss
OBE
Joe Loss on the sheet music cover for Bob Nolan's "Cool Water"
Joe Loss in 1936
Background information
Birth nameJoshua Alexander Loss
Born(1909-06-22)22 June 1909
Spitalfields, London, England
Died6 June 1990(1990-06-06) (aged 80)
London, England
GenresSwing music, big band
Occupations
  • Bandleader
  • musician
  • arranger
  • composer
InstrumentViolin
Years active1919–1990
LabelsColumbia Records, His Master's Voice, Regal Zonophone

Joshua Alexander "Joe" Loss LVO OBE (22 June 1909 – 6 June 1990) was a British dance band leader and musician who founded his own eponymous orchestra.