Joe Marsala (January 4, 1907 – March 4, 1978) was an Italian-American jazz … Read Full Bio ↴Joe Marsala (January 4, 1907 – March 4, 1978) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter, born and based in Chicago. He was active during the big band era. Marsala is notable as one of the early employers of drummer Buddy Rich. Among his other musicians included pianist Joe Bushkin and guitarist Jack Lemaire, Carmen Mastren. Leonard Feather, among others, gives him a good deal of credit for breaking down race segregation in jazz.

Marsala's own playing was rich and graceful, owing a lot to Jimmie Noone. Although usually thought of as a "dixielander" along with Eddie Condon, Marsala was more adventurous: in the 1940s he used Dizzy Gillespie on a recording session, for instance.

That said, he did have some difficulties adjusting to the bebop era and other clarinetists also found their skills less in demand. By 1949 he partly switched to writing songs in the genre now called classic pop. He did this primarily for Frank Sinatra and Patti Page. Among these songs was the hit Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go), which led friends to the unfounded fear his marriage to Adele Girard was over. He also wrote And So to Sleep Again for Patti Page.

According to his wife, Adele, Joe Marsala also suffered from chronic colitis and was unable to drink alcohol. He died in Santa Barbara, California.

Zero Hour
Joe Marsala Lyrics

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Adelyn Momentary bliss in my head Want to stay forever but instead …
Attacker The kings that rule visions Their visions entangle your min…
Born From Pain Thoughts are thought, From the heart The fight is there, The…
Cantervice We stand on the precipice of an era, where the…
Dead End Finland Never felt this much alive All this struggling stimulates me…
Decaying Ready for the engagement Remove the camouflage With superior…
Dj A.K.U रे DJ वाले भाई साहब लगा दू कोई डोपचिक डोपचिक तू…
Dualist Inquiry feat. Kavya Trehan oooh!! we're running out of time running out of time (repeat…
East West Walking against the wind, Pushing the endless road, Where wi…

Eidolon Music: S. Drover, G. Drover Lyrics: S. Drover The missions …
Floater Oh yeah the plane feels small. This is like a dream…
Forty Days Rain Security in faceless hands. Minds plugged into a dying host.…
I.Q. IQ - Zero Hour Yesterday is up for auction Souvenirs are in…
ITO KANAKO 風が鳴る海を越えて空に舞う怪しい影目指すべき場所はひとつ倒すべき敵はひとり時を止めて! 研ぎ澄まされてく …
Jenelle Lead me through the dead of the night (ooh) Lead me…
Jet Jaguar Flying through mysterious lands and facing the unknown Looki…
PTI Choose her angled eyes. A pretty blur behind a strong…
Quo Vadis A lost age of forgotten dreams Reflections in a broken mirro…
Settle Your Scores My whole life I've been staring into the rearview Forever do…
Sick-U-R In the nighttime All monster come In the witching hour The …
The Avengers Spanish Libre Soy La nieve pinta la montaña hoy No hay huel…
The Plimsouls The bells are ringing girl, it's getting late The train's …
UnBroken We race forward to cross divided lines, The thought of failu…
VoXXes No one can help me now I'm empty and the bullet…