Waldren Joseph
Waldren "Frog" Joseph was an American jazz trombone player from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Career
Joseph played in a variety of styles over his career but was best known as a performer of traditional New Orleans jazz, a style carried by Preservation Hall ensembles. His first job as a teenager was playing piano, double bass, and trombone on an excursion boat on Lake Pontchartrain, and he went on to tour with a range of musicians including Joe Robichaux, Sidney Desvigne, and Lee Allen. Joseph also recorded with R&B artists such as Big [Joe Turner], Earl King, Smiley Lewis, and Dave Bartholomew. In the traditional vein, he recorded and toured with New Orleans bandleaders like Paul Barbarin, Louis [Cottrell, Jr.], and Papa French. Late in his life he was a member of the Original Camelia Band led by trumpeter Clive [Wilson (musician)|Clive Wilson].
Joseph was the father of seven children, including sousaphone player Kirk Joseph and trombonist Charles Joseph.