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Joe Sample (01 Feb 1939 - 12 Sep 2014)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (19)

Official

Album

  1. Rainbow Seeker 1978
  2. Carmel 1979
  3. Fancy Dance 1979
  4. Voices in the Rain 1981
  5. The Hunter 1983
  6. Oasis 1985
  7. Roles 1987
  8. Spellbound 14 Mar 1989
  9. Ashes to Ashes 1990
  10. Invitation 1995
  11. Old Places, Old Faces 05 Mar 1996
  12. Sample This 29 Jul 1997
  13. The Pecan Tree 11 Jun 2002
  14. Soul Shadows 2004
  15. CreoleJoe Band 2012 (as Joe Sample's CreoleJoe Band)

Album - Compilation

  1. Collection 1991
  2. The Best of Joe Sample 21 Jul 1998
  3. Introducing Joe Sample 2006
  4. Rainbow Seeker / Carmel & Voices In The Rain 13 Aug 2021

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. The Crusaders (1960 - 1971) original, keyboard, piano
  2. Joe Sample and the Soul Committee original
  3. The Crusaders original, keyboard, piano
  4. Legends piano
  5. Harold Land Quintet piano

Children

  1. Nicklas Sample

Recordings by (149)

  1. In All My Wildest Dreams 4:08 (1978)
  2. There Are Many Stops Along The Way 5:59 (1978)
  3. Melodies Of Love 4:44 (1978)
  4. As Long As It Lasts 4:09 (1978)
  5. Islands In The Rain 4:17 (1978)
  6. Together We'll Find a Way 6:41 (1978)
  7. Rainbow Seeker 5:24 (1978)
  8. Fly With the Wings of Love 7:34 (1978)
  9. Fancy Dance 7:49 (1979)
  10. The Children's Song 2:53 (1979)
  11. All the Lonely Years 7:48 (1979)
  12. Another Blues 5:50 (1979)
  13. Svenska Flicka 9:03 (1979)
  14. Old Town 4:20 (1979)
  15. Carmel 5:39 (1979)
  16. Paintings 5:24 (1979)
  17. Cannery Row 4:05 (1979)
  18. A Rainy Day in Monterey 5:43 (1979)
  19. Sunrise 5:23 (1979)
  20. Midnight And Mist 6:53 (1979)
  21. More Beautiful Each Day 6:29 (1979)
  22. Voices in the Rain 6:27 (1981)
  23. Burnin' Up the Carnival 7:19 (1981)
  24. Greener Grass 5:20 (1981)
  25. Eye of the Hurricane 5:19 (1981)
  26. Dream Of Dreams 4:48 (1981)
  27. Shadows 6:12 (1981)
  28. Sonata in Solitude 5:57 (1981)
  29. The Hunter 5:48 (1983)
  30. Blue Ballet 4:09 (1983)
  31. Beauty and the Beast 6:30 (1983)
  32. Just a Little Higher 5:32 (1983)
  33. Night Flight 9:30 (1983)
  34. Wings of Fire 5:25 (1983)
  35. Oasis 5:03 (1985)
  36. New Places, New Faces 5:26 (1985)
  37. Teardrops 5:28 (1985)
  38. Asian Eyes 4:14 (1985)
  39. The Survivor 4:59 (1985)
  40. Love's Paradise 5:06 (1985)
  41. Wonderland 5:02 (1985)
  42. Mirage 4:10 (1985)
  43. Woman You’re Drivin’ Me Mad 6:12 (1987)
  44. The Gifted 4:49 (1987)
  45. Friends and Lovers 5:45 (1987)
  46. Ego Mania Mambo 6:46 (1987)
  47. Gentle Men 4:28 (1987)
  48. Fortune Hunter 6:25 (1987)
  49. Ship of Fools 6:01 (1987)
  50. Passionist 7:36 (1987)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. The Geek 5:42 The Crusaders (1961) keyboard, piano, piano
  2. Coon 4:19 The Crusaders (1961) keyboard, piano, piano
  3. That's It 4:46 The Crusaders (1961) keyboard, piano, piano
  4. M.J.S. Funk 6:00 The Crusaders (1961) keyboard, piano, piano
  5. Freedom Sound 8:25 The Crusaders (1961) keyboard, piano, piano
  6. Theme From "Exodus" 3:53 The Crusaders (1961) keyboard, piano, piano
  7. The Young Rabbits 3:37 The Crusaders (1962) piano
  8. No Name Samba 2:25 The Crusaders (1963) harpsichord
  9. Tough Talk 2:20 The Crusaders (1963) harpsichord
  10. Close Shave 2:35 The Crusaders (1964) electric piano
  11. Stix March 2:44 The Crusaders (1964) electric piano
  12. Long John 4:58 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  13. Out Back 6:03 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  14. Bachafillen 5:53 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  15. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 5:38 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  16. You Are Only Sometimes Rain 3:29 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  17. Green Back Dollar 2:20 The Crusaders (1964) electric piano
  18. Theme From "The L-Shaped Room" (T-Shaped Twist) 4:11 The Crusaders (1964) electric piano
  19. Robbin's Nest 5:45 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  20. I’ll Remember Tomorrow 4:50 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  21. Sweet Water 3:08 The Crusaders (1964) piano
  22. The Thing ?:?? The Crusaders (1965) piano
  23. While the City Sleeps ?:?? The Crusaders (1965) piano
  24. Para Mi Espoza ?:?? The Crusaders (1965) piano
  25. New Time Shuffle ?:?? The Crusaders (1965) piano
  26. Sunset in the Mountains ?:?? The Crusaders (1965) piano
  27. White Cobra ?:?? The Crusaders (1965) piano
  28. Soul Kosher ?:?? The Crusaders (1965) piano
  29. Scratch 8:12 The Crusaders (1966) piano
  30. Doin’ That Thing 7:21 The Crusaders (1966) piano
  31. Aleluia 6:05 The Crusaders (1966) piano
  32. You Don’t Know What Love Is 5:10 The Crusaders (1966) piano
  33. Miss It 6:06 The Crusaders (1966) piano
  34. Blues Up Tight 6:43 The Crusaders (1966) piano
  35. Milestones 7:04 The Crusaders (1966) piano
  36. Sandy’s Blues 6:45 Canned Heat (Oct 1968) piano
  37. One for Nini 4:58 Harold Land Quintet (1968) piano
  38. Love Is Blue (L'amour est bleu) 3:23 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  39. Eleanor Rigby 7:45 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  40. Promises, Promises 3:53 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  41. Hey Jude 3:20 The Crusaders (1968) electric piano
  42. Fancy Dance 3:21 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  43. Upstairs 2:23 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  44. Never Had It So Good 7:24 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  45. The Emperor 9:03 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  46. Oogo-Boo-Ga-Loo 6:56 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  47. Stylin' 3:37 Harold Land Quintet (1968) piano
  48. Love and Peace 2:29 The Crusaders (1968) electric piano
  49. Sting Ray 2:32 The Crusaders (1968) piano
  50. Cookie Man 4:08 The Crusaders (1968) piano

Credited as (45)

  1. Joe Sample
  2. Nils Landgren & Joe Sample
  3. The Brecker Brothers, Joe Sample & Joey DeFrancesco
  4. Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway
  5. Joe Sample featuring Lalah Hathaway
  6. Will Jennings & Joe Sample
  7. Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
  8. Joe Sample & David T. Walker
  9. Joe Sample & Michael Franks
  10. Joe Sample & Neil Armstrong
  11. Randy Crawford, Joe Sample with Steve Gadd & Nicklas Sample
  12. Joe Sample feat. Take 6
  13. Bob James feat. Joe Sample
  14. Randy Crawford feat. Joe Sample
  15. Joe Sample & NDR Bigband
  16. Eric Clapton, Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, David Sanborn
  17. Monty Alexander feat. George Benson, Joe Sample & Ramsey Lewis
  18. Nils Landgren feat. Joe Sample
  19. Melissa Manchester feat. Dionne Warwick and Joe Sample
  20. George Benson feat. Joe Sample
  21. India.Arie & Joe Sample
  22. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. Tori Kelly
  23. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. Brandy
  24. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. KEM
  25. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. Michael MacDonald
  26. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. Trombone Shorty
  27. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. Khristian Dentley
  28. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. Gene Moore Jr.
  29. India.Arie, Joe Sample feat. Kirk Whalum
  30. Phyllis Hyman feat. Joe Sample
  31. Joe Sample / Ray Brown / Shelly Manne
  32. Joe Sample's CreoleJoe Band
  33. Joe Sample feat. Lalah Hathaway
  34. Nils Landgren Funk Unit feat. Joe Sample
  35. India.Arie & Joe Sample feat. Gene Moore Jr.
  36. Joe Sample feat. Josie James
  37. Joe Sample feat. Phyllis Hyman
  38. Melissa Manchester feat. Dionne Warwick & Joe Sample
  39. Nils Landgren and Joe Sample
  40. Joe Sample / Will Jennings
  41. India.Arie, Joe Samplefeat.Kem
  42. 川嶋あい feat. Joe Sample
  43. Joe Sample & Randy Crawford
  44. Monty Alexander, George Benson, Ramsey Lewis & Joe Sample
  45. Joe Sample & Nils Landgren

Works (105)

Wrote

  1. Midnight Believer
  2. A World Full of Strangers
  3. Let Me Make You Cry a Little Longer
  4. I’ve Always Been Lonely
  5. Secondhand Woman
  6. When It All Comes Down (I’ll Still Be Around)
  7. Westside
  8. I’m Moving On
  9. Back in L.A.
  10. The Blues Come Over Me
  11. I’m So Glad I'm Standing Here Today
  12. Fool Me Once
  13. The Lowdown
  14. Roll, Roll, Roll
  15. You Can't Stop It
  16. Big Bad Love
  17. Adventures in Paradise
  18. Westside Part III
  19. Blue Lines
  20. Everybody Sometimes
  21. U.N.I.T.Y.
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Composed

  1. Dorado
  2. Asso Kam
  3. Put It Where You Want It
  4. Dear Mama
  5. When Your Life Was Low
  6. Enough
  7. Chain Reaction
  8. Free as the Wind
  9. Sweet n' Sour
  10. Don't Let It Get You Down
  11. Tough Talk
  12. A Message From the Inner City
  13. A Search for Soul
  14. Do You Remember When?
  15. Get on the Soul Ship (It's Sailing)
  16. Double Bubble
  17. Time Bomb
  18. A Ballad for Joe (Louis)
  19. Rodeo Drive (High Steppin’)
  20. Night Faces
  21. Rainbow Seeker
  22. In All My Wildest Dreams
  23. There Are Many Stops Along the Way
  24. Melodies of Love
  25. Fly With the Wings of Love
  26. As Long as It Lasts
  27. Islands in the Rain
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Lyrics

  1. Happy Birthday Blues
  2. Last Call
All Works Results >>

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Later… with Jools Holland: Series 28, Episode 2

Links (23)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134506391
  2. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=497295
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/342052
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/joe_sample
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90021621
  6. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6c27d84
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13936113t
  8. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr90021621

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Joe+Sample

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/548175

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/60451

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000804559

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760105/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/61735410

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1339524

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/3015

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4H2b90USTVSstPktwUsDZE
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/7559

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://www.beatport.com/artist/joe-sample/124399

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joe_Sample.jpg

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/creolejoe
  2. https://www.facebook.com/joesampleofficial

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/joesampleofficial