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Cousin Joe
p, voc, 1907-1989 US, St. John the Baptist Parish
Singer / Musician of Blues
A.k.a. Joseph Pleasant Pleasant Joe Smilin' Joe
American pianist, singer and guitarist, Joseph Pleasant aka Smilin' Joe and later as Cousin Joe was first a blues player before settling in New York in 1942 and entering into the jazz scene (thanks to Mezz Mezzrow). He came back few years later in New Orleans. Born : December 20, 1907 in Wallace, Louisiana. Died : October 02, 1989 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Worked with : Sidney Bechet, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and others.
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Popular Tracks 
Chicken a La King on Rhapsody in Bronze by Cousin Joe, James Booker & Snooks Eaglin Country Boy on Rhapsody in Bronze by Cousin Joe, James Booker & Snooks Eaglin Living on Borrowed Time on An Intro to Night Train New Orleans by Various Artists That's Enough on Bad Luck Blues [Blues Reference] by Cousin Joe Beggin' Woman on Rhapsody in Bronze by Cousin Joe, James Booker & Snooks Eaglin I Never Harmed An Onion on I Never Harmed An Onion by Cousin Joe Phoney Woman on Rhapsody in Bronze by Cousin Joe, James Booker & Snooks Eaglin Blues Dance on The Blues Of by Henry Gray & Cousin Joe Weddin' Day Blues on Stompin' At The Savoy: The Original Indie Label, 1944-1961 by Various Artists I Don't Want No Second Hand Love on Bad Luck Blues [Blues Reference] by Cousin JoeTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Never Harmed An Onion | Cousin Joe | 2008 | Album |
| New York & New Orleans Blues 1945/1951 | Cousin Joe | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Complete Recordings 1945-1955 (3 CD Box) | Cousin Joe | 2001 | Compil. |
| The Complete Recordings: Volume 3 - 1947-1955 | Cousin Joe | 1997 | Compil. |
| Blues Festival 1964 | Cousin Joe, Lonnie Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Otis Spann, Muddy Waters | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Complete, 1945-1947 Vol. 2 1946-1947 | Cousin Joe | 1995 | Compil. |
| The Complete, 1945-1947 Vol. 1 1945-1946 | Cousin Joe | 1995 | Compil. |
| Relaxin' In New Orleans | Cousin Joe | 1985 | Album |
| Cousin Joe From New Orleans In His Prime | Cousin Joe | 1984 | Compil. |
| Touch Me / Ladies' Night | Cousin Joe / Kool & The Gang | 1980 | Single |
| Touch Me / Lipstick Traces | Cousin Joe | 1979 | Single |
| You're Never Too Old To Boogie | Cousin Joe | 1978 | Single |
| I'm Cousin Joe From New Orleans | Cousin Joe | 1977 | Single |
| I'm Cousin Joe From New Orleans | Cousin Joe | 1976 | Single |
| Joseph From New Orleans | Cousin Joe | 1975 | Album |
| Lipstick Traces | Cousin Joe | 1974 | Single |
| Gospel-Wailing Jazz-Playing Rock'N'Rolling Soul-Shouting Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans | Cousin Joe | 1974 | Album |
| You Talk too Much | Cousin Joe | 1974 | Single |
| Bad Luck Blues | Cousin Joe | 1973 | Album |
| Cousin Joe Of New Orleans | Cousin Joe | 1973 | Album |
| This Is The Blues Vol. 10 | Cousin Joe | 1963 | Single |
| You Ain't So Such A Much / Little Eva | Cousin Joe With Earl Bostic And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Fly Hen Blues / Lonesome Man Blues | Cousin Joe With Earl Bostic And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Come Down Baby / Don't Pay Me No Mind | Cousin Joe With Dickie Wells' Blue Seven | 1949 | Album |
| Beggin' Woman / Box Car Shorty's Confession | Cousin Joe And Sam Price Trio | 1949 | Album |
| Bad Luck Blues / Box Car Shorty (And Peter Blue) | Cousin Joe With Sam Price Trio | 1947 | Album |
| I Had To Stoop To Conquer You, Baby / Bachelor's Blues | Cousin Joe With Dickie Wells' Blue Seven | 1947 | Album |
| Old Man Blues / Too Tight To Walk Loose | Cousin Joe | 1947 | Album |
| Post-War Future Blues / Mop-Mop | Cousin Joe With Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet, Howard McGhee And His Band | 1946 | Album |
| Just Another Woman / Intersection | Cousin Joe With Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet, Howard McGhee And His Band | 1946 | Album |
| My Love Comes Tumbling / Stardust | Cousin Joe With Leonard Feather's Hip-Tet, Howard McGhee And His Band | 1946 | Album |
| Weddin-Day Blues / You Got It Comin To You | Cousin Joe With Pete Brown's Brooklyn Blue Blowers | 1946 | Album |
| Blues Masters | Champion Jack Dupree, Cousin Joe | Compil. | |
| Death House Blues / Big Fat Mama | Cousin Joe | Album | |
| Bad Luck Blues / Box Car Shorty And Peter Blue | Cousin Joe And Sam Price Trio | Album |
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