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Joe Watkins

Genre: Jazz
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Biography

Watkins earned his chief recognition through his longstanding association with the early jazz clarinetist George Lewis, another native of New Orleans. He also performed with Kid Howard, Isaiah Morgan, Herb Morand, and Punch Miller. As a child he studied piano before taking up drums in his late teens. His work with Lewis began in 1946 and extended through performances and recordings into the 1960s. While a member of Lewis’s group, Watkins accompanied the blues and vaudeville singer Lizzie Miles on live recordings made in the mid-1950s. After 1966, poor health restricted his further musical activity.

Top Songs

  1. Last Will and TestamentBurgundy Street BluesLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament4:23
  2. Worn HandsWorn HandsWorn Hands · 2025Worn Hands2:40
  3. Who Invited the Piano Player - EPFuneral ThemeWho Invited the Piano Player - EP · 2024Who Invited the Piano Player - EP2:51
  4. Who Invited the Piano Player - EPHarvey's SoloWho Invited the Piano Player - EP · 2024Who Invited the Piano Player - EP1:18
  5. Who Invited the Piano Player - EPTicking AlongWho Invited the Piano Player - EP · 2024Who Invited the Piano Player - EP1:53
  6. Who Invited the Piano Player - EPMomentumWho Invited the Piano Player - EP · 2024Who Invited the Piano Player - EP4:36
  7. Who Invited the Piano Player - EPA New LandWho Invited the Piano Player - EP · 2024Who Invited the Piano Player - EP1:37
  8. Judas IscariotJudas IscariotJudas Iscariot · 2022Judas Iscariot7:38
  9. Last Will and TestamentDown in Honky Tonk TownLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:57
  10. Last Will and TestamentPlease Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:31
  11. Last Will and TestamentDown by the RiversideLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:30
  12. Last Will and TestamentTishomingo BluesLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:17
  13. Last Will and TestamentIce CreamLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:01
  14. Last Will and TestamentHindustanLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:08
  15. Last Will and TestamentIn the Alley BluesLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:58
  16. Last Will and TestamentLilly of the ValleyLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament3:25
  17. Last Will and TestamentCareless LoveLast Will and Testament · 2017Last Will and Testament4:38

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