Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra

Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra was the first Kansas City jazz band to achieve national recognition, which it acquired through national radio broadcasts. It was founded in 1918, as the Coon-Sanders Novelty Orchestra, by drummer Carleton Coon and pianist Joe Sanders.

Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks publicity advertisement (published in The Billboard, 16 August 1924).
Background information
OriginKansas City, Missouri
GenresJazz
Years active1922 (1922)–1932 (1932)
LabelsVictor Records
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