Thomas, Joseph, 1902-1981

LC control no.	no2006011489
Personal name heading	Thomas, Joseph, 1902-1981 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Thomas, Joe, 1902-1981 Brother Cornbread, 1902-1981
Special note	Do not confuse with other Jazz musicians with the same name: e.g. Kansas City jazz saxophonist Joe Thomas or the trumpet player Joe Thomas both born in 1909 [see LCCNs: no 93028480 & n 93021836]
Found in	French, A. A night at Dixieland Hall [SR] 1965: container (Joseph Cornbread Thomas, vocals & clarinet) Louisiana Digital Library, Dec. 13, 2006 (Thomas, Joseph, 1902-1981; New Orleans; Papa Celestin's band) AllMusic.com, Dec. 13, 2006: Joe "Cornbread" Thomas bio. p. (New Orleans jazz reed player and vocalist Joe "Cornbread" Thomas; kept busy with trad jazz up through his senior years; easily told apart from the Joe Thomas that played trumpet, the Kansas City jazz saxophonist who took over the Jimmie Lunceford band, or the funky flute player whose recording named Plato's Retreat was a hit; the Jelly Roll Morton discography represents a body of work involving Thomas; Thomas did extremely well through the '60s and '70s in various New Orleans revival outfits, some of them fronted by European and Scandinavian players; was a superb soloist in his later years, often given special billing) OCLC #41634306: Kid Sheik and Brother Cornbread, c1990. Lagniappe Broadcast Network, Whereeverradio.com, Dec. 13, 2006 This day in music history, Dec. 3rd (1902 - Joe, 'Brother Cornbread' Thomas was born on this day. Traditional jazz clarinetist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He worked with the 'Joe Harris Dixieland Band' in the 1920's and spent most of the 1930's touring; joined 'Papa Celestin' ...) OCLC, Dec. 13, 2006 (hdgs.: Thomas, Joseph Cornbread, Thomas, Joseph Brother Cornbread; usage: Joseph "Brother Cornbread" Thomas, Joseph "Cornbread" Thomas; Joe "Cornbread" Thomas, Brother Cornbread)