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Joseph Copeland Garland (August 15, 1903, Norfolk, Virginia – April 21, 1977, Teaneck, New Jersey) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger, best known for writing "In the Mood". Garland studied music at Shaw University and the Aeolian Conservatory. He started by playing classical music but joined a jazz band, Graham Jackson's Seminole Syncopators, in 1924, where he first recorded. He had a long run of associations as a sideman on saxophone and clarinet, with Elmer Snowden (1925), Joe... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Joe Garland first charted in 1939 with In the Mood.The artist placed 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 3 UK Top‑75 entries.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.