Joe Sample

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Joe Sample
Background information <tr><td>Birth name</td><td colspan="2">Joseph Leslie Sample</td></tr><tr><td>Born</td><td colspan="2">1939</td></tr><tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">United States Image:Flag of the United States.svg</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">Jazz</td></tr><tr><td>Instrument(s)</td><td colspan="2">Piano</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">Blue Thumb, MCA, GRP, Warner Bros., Verve</td></tr>

Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample is 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.

Joe Sample played the piano since he was five years old. Since the late 1980s, he has enjoyed a successful solo career and has guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Jimmy Witherspoon, B.B. King and Steely Dan.

Some of his works are featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s.

Born: Feburary 1, 1939 in Houston, Texas