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Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 [1] – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of funk, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues.
2002 Testifyin': The Essential Joe Tex (Castle Select) 2003 Classic Masters [28] 2004 This Is Gold (Disky) 2006 The Very Best of, Volume 1 ; 2006 The Very Best of, Volume 2 (Sony) 2006 Yum Yum Yum (HHO Licensing) 2006 The Best of Joe Tex (Platinum Disc) 2006 Golden Soul Hits (CBujEnt.) 2006 Nothing But a Joe Tex Party
"I Gotcha" is a song by Joe Tex. Originally intended for King Floyd, instead Tex recorded it himself in the late 1960s, but did not release it at that time.He decided to re-record it in late 1971 and released it as the B-side of "A Mother's Prayer", the first single from his 1972 album "I Gotcha".
By 1967, Joe Tex had been recording for over a decade but started reaching his commercial peak in the mid-1960s with the releases of R&B hits such as "I Want To (Do Everything For You)", "A Sweet Woman Like You" and "Hold What You've Got", which became the first song in the Southern soul style to become a top five pop record. The three ...
"Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)" is a song composed by Joe Tex and Buddy Killen, and released by Tex as a single in December 1976, bringing the musician back to the top 40 of the US pop and R&B charts simultaneously for the first time since 1972's "I Gotcha". Tex used his aunt Bennie Lee McGinty's name as composer for tax reasons.
Show Me" is a title track of the 1967 album by Joe Tex, who also wrote the song. [1] The single was Joe Tex's fourteenth release to make the US R&B chart. "Show Me" went to #24 on the R&B chart and #35 on the Hot 100 .
"Hold What You've Got" is a 1964 single by Joe Tex. The single was his second chart release and first to reach the Billboard Hot 100. "Hold What You've Got" went to number one on the Cash Box R&B chart, [3] and reached number five in 1965, on the pop chart.
Bumps & Bruises is an album by the American R&B musician Joe Tex, released in 1977 via Epic Records. [6] [7]The album peaked at No. 108 on the Billboard 200. [8] " Ain't Gonna Bump No More" was Tex's last major hit, making the top 10 on the R&B chart and the top 20 on the pop chart. [9]