Background
He was born in Wallace, Louisiana, United States.
He was born in Wallace, Louisiana, United States.
Until 1945 Cousin Joe toured Louisiana. That year he was asked to take part in the King Jazz recording sessions organized by Mezzrow and Bechet. Cousin Joe died in his sleep from natural causes in New Orleans, at the age of 81.
Cousin Joe: Blues from New Orleans / Pleasant "Cousin Joe" Joseph and Harriet J. Ottenheimer.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. xi, 227 p.: illinois; 23 cm.