Joe Mooney
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Biography
Joe Mooney, born in 1911 in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., was an American accordionist, pianist, arranger, organist, and singer who lost his sight at age ten. He began his music career in the late 1920s as a singer with his brother Dan, performing in radio shows and recording singles under names such as The Sunshine Boys and The Melotone Boys between 1929 and 1931. In 1937, Mooney started working as a pianist and arranger for Frank Dailey. He led his own quartet until a severe car accident in 1943. Post-recovery, he formed a new swing quartet in 1946. Mooney gained attention for his work with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra in 1952, singing "Nina Never Knew" and "Love Is a Simple Thing". He released several albums, including The Greatness of Joe Mooney (1963) and The Happiness of Joe Mooney (1965). Mooney died in 1975 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
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- The Kid's A Dreamer
- My One and Only Love
- That's All
- Have You Met Miss Jones
- Crazy She Calls Me
- From Monday On
- Nina Never Knew
- Love Is Here To Stay
- Warm Kiss And Cold Heart
- Polka Dots and Moonbeams
- Nowhere
- Nancy
- A Man With One Million Dollars
- Have Another One, Not Me
- What More Can a Woman Do
- Prelude To A Kiss
- Just a Gigolo
- You Go To My Head
- September Song
- Tea For Two
- Lazy Countryside
