Joe Sample Transcriptions

Birth name: Joe Sample or Joseph Leslie Sample
Born: February 1, 1939, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died: September 12, 2014 (aged 75), Houston, Texas, U.S.

Joe Sample was an American jazz, Jazz fusion keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 and also the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal.