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King Oliver
(redirected from Joe "King" Oliver)

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Noun1.King Oliver - United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
Joseph Oliver, Oliver
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Armstrong became a master of this style in his early years playing with Joe "King" Oliver, and Stripling, Peplowski and Holloway showed how exciting this style can be.
Matinee jazz concert pays tribute to Louis Armstrong by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
He poured in the Mississippi River, put in the New Orleans Home for Colored Waifs, let in a little Mozart, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky, then added some more, which was Bessie Smith, Lil Harden, his grandmother Josephine, Joe "King" Oliver, and the Karnofskys.
Search this world over by Huddle, David / Harvard Review
Growing up fatherless in New Orleans (in contrast to Whiteman's childhood under a dictatorial father in Denver), Armstrong found "father figures" who provided him with guidance and opportunities, including Joe "King" Oliver and his eventual manager Joe Glazer.
Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two Kings of Jazz by Crosby, Richard A. / American Music Teacher
 
 
 
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