Joseph R. McLerran , better known as Little Joe McLerran , (born July 16, 1983) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 2009, representing the Blues Society of Tulsa, McLerran won the International Blues Challenge Solo/Duo competition hosted by the Blues Foundation and held each year in Memphis. In 2010, McLerran teamed up with Jazz at Lincoln Center and joined the Rhythm Road taking a quartet featuring David Berntson on harmonica, Robbie Mack on bass and drummer Ron McRorey on a tour of the Middle East visiting Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , Kuwait and Oman just weeks before the onset of the Arab Spring later that same year.
17-718: Little Joe may refer to: People [ edit ] Little Joe McLerran (born 1983), American singer, guitarist and recording artist Joe Arenas (1925–2020), American retired National Football League player Little Joe Blue (1934–1990), American blues singer and guitarist, born Joseph Valery Jr. Little Joe Cook (1922–2014), American R&B singer and songwriter Joe Dallesandro (born 1948), American actor and counterculture icon, associated with Andy Warhol and Lou Reed Joseph DeFede (1934–2012), New York City mob boss turned informant Joe Hamilton (basketball) (born 1948), American retired basketball player "Little Joe" Hupp,
34-643: A US Navy surface-to-air missile Little Joe (rocket) , a 1959 booster rocket used in the US Mercury space program Little Joe II , used in the US Apollo space program Locomotives [ edit ] Little Joe (Baltimore and Ohio locomotive) , the last 0-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Little Joe (electric locomotive) , a type of railroad electric locomotive Other uses [ edit ] Nickname for four in
51-400: A Western comic strip created in the early 1930s by Ed Leffingwell Little Joe (film) , a 2019 British-Austrian drama film "Little Joe", a track from the album Screaming Life by Soundgarden Places [ edit ] Mount Little Joe, Victoria, Australia - see Warburton, Victoria Little Joe River , Minnesota Rockets and missiles [ edit ] KAN Little Joe ,
68-659: A game of craps Little Joe's , a former Italian restaurant (1928–1998) in Los Angeles, California Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Little Joe . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Joe&oldid=1225750959 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Nicknames Hidden categories: Short description
85-1207: A member of the 1960s rock band The Smoke Ring Joe Morgan (1943–2020), American Major League Baseball player Joe Pavelski (born 1984), American National Hockey League player Joe Presko (1928–2019), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher Joe Washington (born 1953), American retired National Football League player Joe Weatherly (1922–1964), American stock car racing driver Joseph Wentworth , early 20th century American college football player and coach Joe Yeager (1875–1937), American Major League Baseball player Ring name of Joe Acton (1852–1917), British professional wrestler and world champion Little Joe (singer) (born 1940), stage name of American tejano performer José María De León Hernández Ranking Joe (born 1959), also known as Little Joe, Jamaican reggae DJ Joseph Jackson J.O.E. (1986–2011), Jamaican reggae singer formerly known as 'Lil Joe' or 'Little Joe' Little Papa Joe (1935–2018), American blues guitarist and singer Little Son Joe (1900–1961), American blues guitarist and composer Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Little Joe (character) , Joseph,
102-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Little Joe McLerran Little Joe McLerran was born in Boulder, Colorado. Joe started playing the guitar and studying the Piedmont Blues style the age of 8 and by the age of 10 he was busking on Boulder's fabled Pearl Street Mall with his younger brother Jesse on drums. They played blues songs from
119-675: The United States Navy designation KAN , was an early American ship-based, short-range surface-to-air missile , the development of which was initiated in 1945 as a response to the Kamikaze tactics used by the Japanese. Although the missile was successfully tested, the end of World War II removed the requirement for the missile, and the project was abandoned in 1946. The development of the Little Joe rocket began in 1945, as
136-478: The United States Navy sought an effective point defense against Japanese Kamikaze aircraft. The definitive surface-to-air missile project, Lark , was expected to take some time to come to fruition, so a simpler missile, based on existing parts, was proposed by the Naval Air Material Unit . Named "Little Joe", and designated KAN-1, the missile was the first SAM developed and tested by
153-851: The 5-week tour in Muscat, Oman with a concert at the Crown Plaza Hotel. The tour ended just weeks before the onset of the Arab Spring as it began that year in Tunisia and Bahrain . McLerran continues to travel for the State Department as a musical ambassador presenting educational and cultural exchange missions to the masses. On behalf of the Department of State he took his trio to the South American embassies in
170-638: The Persian Gulf region of the Middle East with his band, the Little Joe McLerran Quartet. The band visited Bahrain then crossed the causeway to Saudi Arabia where they made history performing the first public concert ever held in that nation's history. Public concerts, school workshops, concerts and private diplomatic parties at the embassies and consulates across the nation. The band then traveled to Kuwait and finished
187-951: The Roots Blues Reborn label. In 2009, McLerran took first place at the International Blues Challenge held each year in Memphis, Tennessee by the Blues Foundation . McLerran was representing the Blues Society of Tulsa. In 2010, McLerran was selected by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the US State Department to take part in the Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad, a U.S. State Department cultural exchange program. In early 2010, McLerran traveled to
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#1732771938344204-490: The United States. The Little Joe's fuselage was essentially the same as the standard Aerojet Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO) rocket, ordinarily used to provide additional takeoff thrust for heavily loaded aircraft. Cruciform wings and canard control surfaces were fitted to the missile; guidance was provided by a radio command-to-line-of-sight system. Four auxiliary rockets were mounted as boosters to provide for
221-639: The countries of Paraguay in 2011 and Colombia in 2012. He took the band to the Dominican Republic in 2014. In 2013, McLerran was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame and presented with the Legacy Tribute Award. McLerran continues to perform at festivals, concerts and clubs across the country and around the world as a solo act and with his band. KAN Little Joe The Little Joe , also known by
238-539: The masters; Big Bill Broonzy , Skip James , Tampa Red , Mississippi John Hurt and many others. The McLerran family moved to Tulsa in 1998 where Joe and Jesse continued to play old blues songs. In 2003, during the final stages of mixing their CD Jesse died due to a fatal accident at home. As a memorial and tribute to Jesse, the Pearly Gates CD was released in 2004 as Son Piedmont and the Blues Krewe on
255-410: The missile's performance was less than had been anticipated. In addition, smoke from the boosters and the sustainer made it difficult for the missile's controller to keep track of the weapon. In an attempt to deal with the missile's issues, an improved version of Little Joe, designated KAN-2, was developed. This used a new, less smokey propellant for the sustainer; in addition, flares were installed on
272-459: The rapid launch response needed to deal with Kamikaze aircraft. The warhead used was a standard 100 pounds (45 kg) general-purpose aerial bomb. A proximity fuse would cause the warhead to detonate within lethal distance of the target; the heavy warhead was expected to ensure the destruction of the attacking aircraft. Initial tests of Little Joe took place in July 1945. Testing showed that
289-731: The youngest Cartwright son in the television series Bonanza Little Joe ( Veggietales ) , a Veggietales character Little Joe Jackson, the protagonist of the 1940 Broadway musical Cabin in the Sky and the 1943 film Cabin in the Sky Little Joe, in Team Umizoomi A character in the 1970 film Kelly's Heroes The title character of " Little Joe the Wrangler ", an American cowboy song Other arts and entertainment [ edit ] Little Joe (comic strip) ,
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