About Joe Springer
Lived 1916 – 2004 (aged 88). Joe Springer was an American jazz musician and pianist.
Joe Springer ( May 22, 1916, New York City – October 24, 2004, Miami ) was an American jazz pianist.
Springer played locally on Coney Island from about 1931. His first major gig was with Wingy Manone in 1935; he first recorded in 1940, with Louis Prima. Soon after he worked with Buddy Rich (1942) and Gene Krupa (1942-43), then with Oscar Pettiford, Tiny Grimes, Ben Webster, Charlie Barnet, Jimmy McPartland, Charlie Shavers, Roy Eldridge, and Raymond Scott. He accompanied Billie Holiday regularly in the 1940s and also worked with Anita O'Day. He continued working in New York into the 1960s before retiring to Florida that decade.
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Who was Joe Springer?
American musician
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Joe Springer was born on 22 May 1916.
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Joe Springer died on 24 October 2004.
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Joe Springer was a jazz musician and pianist.
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Joe Springer was American.
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