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Joe Basile

Joe Basile

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Born September 13, 1889 in Newark, New Jersey

Died June 22, 1961

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Joseph A. Basile or "Captain Joe" as he was professionally known died doing what he loved, leading a band.

He collapsed during a Shriner parade in Miami, Florida, leading a 278-man delegation of Newark's Salaam Temple. He had just ended a 20-week tour of the Midwest and South with the Hamid-Morton Circus.

For half a century, he traveled the country, playing at fairs, circuses, amusement parks, conventions and sporting events.

Joe Basile was a cornet soloist with local bands at the age of 13 and at the age of 16, he was advertised as Jose Basile, the Boy Wonder, and began touring the vaudeville circuit. At 19, he joined Al Sweet's Ringling Brothers Circus band, and then formed his own band in 1914. At times, there were up to 10 "Joe Basile" bands touring the U.S., with Mr.Basile putting in personal appearances on a hectic schedule.

Mr. Basile was first featured as the "king" of brass bands by the late Tex Rickard, fight promoter. Mr. Rickard hired Joe to play "You May Belong to Somebody Else (But Tonight You Belong to Me" at the Firpo-Dempsey fight in 1923.

Joe was an honorary member of more than 100 Shriner temples from coast to coast and performed at countless Shriner affairs.

He was survived by his wife, Madeline (Stark) Basile, and by his four daughters from his earlier marriage to Lillian Emma Curtis.

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