Papa John Joseph, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPapa John Joseph
American musician
Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1877
Place of Birth: St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 22-Jan-1965
Profession: jazz musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Papa John Joseph
- Papa John Joseph (27 November 1877 – 22 January 1965) was an early New Orleans jazz string bass player. Joseph was born in St.
- James Parish, Louisiana, and moved to New Orleans by 1906. Early in his career he played with Buddy Bolden.
- He later played in the Claiborne Williams band and the Original Tuxedo Orchestra. For years in midlife he worked professionally as a barber, playing music occasionally on the side.
- He returned to music full-time in his later years.
- He was a regular at Preservation Hall until he famously dropped dead there after finishing a rousing version of "When the Saints Go Marching In".
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