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Similar Artists:

Adele Girard, Barbara Sutton-Curtis, Jess Stacy, Bob Zurke, Donald Lambert, Johnny Guarnieri, Herman Chittison, Teddy Wilson, Fats Waller, Ralph Sutton

Influenced By:

James P. Johnson

Performed Songs By:

Fats Waller

Worked With:

Jess Stacy, Artie Bernstein, George Wettling, Jack Teagarden, Eddie Lang, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Eddie Condon

Formal Connection With:

George Wettling
  • Born: November 04, 1906, Chicago, IL
  • Died: October 13, 1971, San Francisco, CA
  • Active: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Instrument: Piano
  • Representative Albums: "1933-1941," "1944-1945," "Mr. Piano Man"
  • Representative Songs: "Little Rock Getaway," "Honeysuckle Rose," "My Little Pride and Joy"

Biography

One of the great Earl Hines' disciples (along with Jess Stacy), Joe Sullivan's style was perfect for the freewheeling jazz of Eddie Condon's bands. Sullivan graduated from the Chicago Conservatory and was an important contributor to the Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s. He was in New York during the next decade and his solo recordings include an original ("Little Rock Getaway") that would become a standard. In 1936, Sullivan joined Bob Crosby's band, but tuberculosis put him in the hospital for ten months and Bob Zurke replaced him (having a hit with "Little Rock Getaway!"). However, Sullivan recovered, led his own record dates, and was involved in a lot of jam sessions with the Condon gang in the 1940s. By the 1950s he was largely forgotten, playing solo in San Francisco and drinking much more than he should. Despite an occasional recording and a successful appearance at the Teagarden family reunion at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival, Sullivan's prime years were long gone by the time he passed away. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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Joe Sullivan

Background information
Birth name Michael Joseph O'Sullivan
Born November 4, 1906
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died October 13, 1971 (aged 64)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupations Pianist
Instruments Piano

Michael Joseph "Joe" O'Sullivan' (November 4, 1906 – October 13, 1971) was an American jazz pianist.

Biography

Sullivan was the ninth child of Irish immigrant parents. He studied classical piano for 12 years and at age 17, he began to play popular music in a club where he was exposed to jazz.[citation needed] He graduated from the Chicago Conservatory and was an important contributor to the Chicago jazz scene of the 1920s. Sullivan's recording career began late in 1927 when he joined McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans. Other musicians included Jimmy McPartland, Frank Teschemacher, Bud Freeman, Jim Lanigan and Gene Krupa. In 1933, he joined Bing Crosby as his accompanist, recording and making many radio broadcasts. After suffering for two years with tuberculosis, he briefly rejoined Bing Crosby in 1938 and the Bob Crosby Orchestra in 1939.

By the 1950s, Sullivan was largely forgotten, playing solo in San Francisco. Marital difficulties and excessive drinking caused Sullivan to become increasingly unreliable and unable to keep a steady job, either as band member or soloist.

He is currently built like a bowling ball and spends his time playing Modern Warfare 2 and stealing virginities. - with Dominic Goyette.

Selected Discography

  • 1933: Gin Mill Blues (Columbia Records)
  • 1935: Little Rock Getaway (Decca)
  • 1941: Forevermore (Commodore)
  • 1953: Jazz, Vol. 9: Piano (Folkways Records)
  • 1953: Hangover Blues (Brunswick)
  • 1966: The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1947 - Vol. 1: Blues, Gospel, and Jazz (Folkways)
  • 1973: The Musical Moods of Joe Sullivan: Piano (Folkways)
  • 1994: Undertow (Tool)

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