I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Joe Sanders

Composer, Piano Player, Vocalist & Conductor

— Kansas City Jazz —

Joe Sanders Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

1. Joe Sanders Marker

Inscription. Joe Sanders, "The Ole Left Hander," began his foray into the world of music by singing soprano for a church choir as a boy. As a young man he sang baritone in quartets and in the Kansas City Oratorio Society in 1919. Sanders founded the Nighthawks Orchestra with snare drummer Carlton Coon of Rochester, Minnesota. The pair broadcast their music in the early morning over WDAE Radio in Kansas City. Fans joined the Nighthawks Club and mailed, phoned and telegrammed song requests.

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 39° 7.621′ N, 94° 49.636′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. It can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1865 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lester Young (here, next to this marker); Wilt Chamberlain (a few steps from this marker); Barry Sanders (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Lou Williams

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Tom S. Watson (within shouting distance of this marker); Ralph Houk (within shouting distance of this marker); Adolph F. Rupp (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilbur "Buck" Clayton (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Regarding Joe Sanders. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Also see . . . Joe Sanders on Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 8, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

2. Joe Sanders Marker

Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.