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Junie Cobb

voc, p,
Musician of Jazz and Blues
A.k.a. Junius "Junie" Cobb

Junie Cobb could play many instruments, but was best on reed instruments and piano. He began as pianist in Johnny Dunn's Band as a teenager , then moved from New Orleans to Chicago, where he led his own band at the Club Alvadere in 1920 and 1921. He played banjo with King Oliver and with Jimmie Noone, and also recorded as a leader on clarinet, alto and tenor sax with Junie Cobb's Hometown Band. His brother Jimmy Cobb often played cornet in his bands. He backed vocalist Annabelle Calhoun throughout the 1930s and 1940s, on many club and recording dates. He retired from full time playing in 1955, but kept playing gigs until 1967.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Piano
  • Banjo
  • Clarinet
  • Alto sax
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • Pop

Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
1926 - 1929 South Side Chicago JazzJunie Cobb1987Compil.
Smoke Shop Drag / Boot That ThingJunie CobbSingle
Jazz Museum, Vol. 11Johnny Dodds, Junie CobbSingle
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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