Joe Tex
Joe Tex was an influential American Southern soul singer known for blending funk, country, gospel, and R&B styles with preacher-like spoken-word delivery. Born Joseph Arrington Jr. on August 8, 1935, in Rogers, Texas, and raised in Baytown, he rose from talent show wins to chart success despite early struggles.
Tex grew up in a musical family, playing baritone saxophone in high school and singing in church choir. In 1953, he won a Houston talent contest that sent him to New York's Apollo Theater, where he triumphed four times, leading to a King Records deal in 1955.
After modest starts with King, Ace, and Dial labels, Tex broke through in 1964 at FAME Studios with "Hold What You've Got," a million-seller topping Pop and R&B charts. Hits like "Skinny Legs and All" (1967) and "I Gotcha" (1972, his biggest #1) followed, pioneering "rap" preaching style.
Tex converted to Islam in 1972, adopting Yusuf Hazziez, and paused music until 1975, returning with "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" in 1977. He died of a heart attack on August 13, 1982, at age 47, earning five Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations.
Buying A Book
2:59
A2 Sure Is Good
3:15
A3 That's The Way
3:45
A4 Anything You Wanna Know
3:46
A5 It Ain't Sanitary
3:05
B1 The Only Way
3:18
B2 Grandma Mary
3:35
B3 Get Your Lies Together
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B4 The Same Things You Did To Get Me
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B5 Buying A Book 3:25
Written by Joe Tex
Label: Atlantic – SD 8231
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genre: R&B Soul
Style: Sixties Soul
Happy Soul
A2 That's Your Baby 2:26
A3 Baby, Be Good 3:01
A4 You Need Me Baby 3:20
A5 Chicken Crazy 3:27
B1 You've Come A Long Way 3:23
B2 Sweet Sweet Woman 3:01
B3 You Can Tell 5:13
B4 Take The Fifth Amendment 2:21
B5 Keep The One You've Got 2:38
Written-By – Joe Tex
Label: Atlantic – SD 8211
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genre: R&B Soul, Funk
Style: Sixties Soul
I’ve Got To Do A Little Bit Better
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A1 Papa Was, Too
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A2 What Me And My Baby Ain't Got
2:27
A3 A Woman Sees A Hard Time (When Her Man Is Gone)
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A4 Watch The One (That Brings The Bad News)
3:14
A5 Taking Care Of A Woman (Is A Full Time Job)
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A6 Lying's Just A Habit John
2:45
B1 I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better
2:58
B2 The Truest Woman In The World
2:55
B3 I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
3:00
B4 Got You On My Mind
2:15
B5 Half A Mind
2:12
B6 S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song)
2:45
Written-By – Howard Biggs (tracks: B4), Joe Tex (tracks: A1 to B3, B6), Joe Thomas (6) (tracks: B4), Roger Miller (tracks: B5)
Label: Atlantic – 8133
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: R&B Soul
Style: Sixties Soul