Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American pianist, keyboard player, and composer. He was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply The Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 (not including the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal).
Sample was born in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 1939, the youngest son of Alexander Sample, a mail-carrier, and Agatha (née Osborne) Sample, a seamstress. Sample began to play the piano at age 5. He was a student of the organist and pianist (Theodore or T.) Curtis Mayo.
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Stations that played Joe Sample in the last 30 days
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Радио JAZZ 89.1 256kbps
Russia · Pop - 22×
JAZZ 89.1 FM
Russia · Pop - 21×
Jagakarsa smooth jazz
Indonesia · Jazz - 20×
Jagakarsa Smooth Jazz - Jakarta
Indonesia · Jazz - 18×
Jagakarsa Smooth Jazz
Indonesia · Contemporary Jazz - 17×
WJZF - Smooth Jazz 91.5 - Knoxville, Tennessee
United States · Contemporary Jazz - 13×
Smooth Jazz Classics by Cloud Jazz
Spain · Jazz - 12×
Just Music Radio
North Macedonia · R&B - 12×
Jazz Piano
France · Jazz - 10×
Radio Art - Jazz Piano
Greece · Hard Bop - 10×
A Fine Jazz Gumbo Radio
Switzerland · Jazz - 10×
Smooth Gulf Coast Radio
United States · Jazz
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