Joe Bishop(1907-1976)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Composer ("Blue Prelude", "Jealousy", "Blue Flame", "At the
Woodchoppers Ball", "Blue Evening"), arranger, tuba player, educated at
Hendrix College. He played tuba in the Isham Jones and Sam Katz bands,
and others. In 1936, he helped form the Woody Herman Orchestra. Joining
ASCAP in 1939, his chief collaborators were Gordon Jenkins, Gene
Gifford, and Leo Corday. Other compositions include "Out of Space",
"Blue Lament", "New Orleans Twist", "The Cobra and the Flute", "Is Love
That Way?", "Blues Upstairs and Downstairs", "Gotta Get to St. Joe",
"Be Not Discouraged", "Ain't It Just Too Bad?" and "Indian Boogie
Woogie".