Joshua Alexander Loss or Joe Loss OBE (born 22 June 1909 in Spitalfields, London - died 6 June 1990) was a musician and founder of The Joe Loss Orchestra, a light orchestra in the United Kingdom. Obe can mean: Obe, in Afghanistan Ebenezer Obe, a Nigerian musician. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Christ Church, Spitalfields Spitalfields, an area in Tower Hamlets, east London near to Liverpool Street station and Brick Lane which gets its name from a contraction of hospital fields, as there used to be a major hospital in the area. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For the song titled Orchestra, see The Servant (band). ...

Early life and career

He was the youngest of four children of Israel and Ada Loss, Russian Jews who were first cousins. His father was a cabinet-maker who had an office furnishing business, and his wife, Ada Loss. Joe started violin lessons at the age of seven. He was educated at Jews' Free School, Trinity College of Music and the London College of Music. He played violin at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool and also with Oscar Rabin, but other than that he always fronted a band of his own. // Early History Tradition places Jews in southern Russia, Armenia, and Georgia since before the days of the First Temple, and records exist from the fourth century showing that there were Armenian cities possessing Jewish populations ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 along with substantial Jewish settlements in the Crimea. ... School staff in the 1930s Jewish Free School (also known as JFS) is a Jewish secondary school in Kingsbury, north London. ... Trinity College of Music is one of the UKs top [[music conservatory|music conservatories], based in Greenwich, London, England. ... The London College of Music was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991, when it moved to Ealing in west London to become part of the newly-formed Thames Valley University. ... Looking down to the road below through the glass floor The Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in the town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in Northern England (grid reference SD306360). ... This article is about the town in England. ... The Oscar Rabin Band was a British Jazz dance band that was one of the most successful bands of the 1950s. ...

Joe Loss Orchestra

The Joe Loss Orchestra was one of the most successful acts of the Big Band era in the 1940s with hits such as "In the mood", "March of the Mods" and "The Stripper". In 1961 they had a hit with 'Wheels Cha Cha', a revival of the String-A-Longs' hit 'Wheels'. A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s, although there are many big-bands around nowadays. ... The Stripper is a famous piece of music composed by Rose, it evinces a jazz influence and is famously used in stripteases. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The String-A-Longs were an instrumental group from Plainsview, Texas, produced by Norman Petty on Warwick Records. ...

Loss's daughter Jennifer was the wife of famous British coachbuilder Robert Jankel. Elvis Costello's father, Ross McManus, sang with the Joe Loss Orchestra. The Joe Loss Orchestra carries on to this day under the musical direction of Todd Miller who was a vocalist with the band for many years prior to Joe Loss's death. Todd sought and obtained the permission of Joe's widow to carry on the band's name. Robert Jankel (January 1, 1938 – May 25, 2005) was arguably the worlds most famous designer of limousines, armored cars and other specialty vehicles. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick McManus August 25, 1954) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ...

External links

• http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirj/joel.htm
• Information about the Joe Loss Orchestra performance at Wakefield Theatre Royal

References

• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography