Joe Tex Stone Soul Country – 1989- Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country Rhythm & Blues, Country (VINYL)
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Yusuf Hazziez(bornJoseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935[1] August 13, 1982), known professionally asJoe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand ofSouthern soul, which mixed the styles of funk, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues.[1]

His career started after he was signed toKing Recordsin 1955 following four wins at theApollo Theater. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits, and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, “Hold What You’ve Got” in 1964, he had recorded 30 previous singles that were deemed failures on the charts.[1]He went on to have four million-selling hits, “Hold What You’ve Got” (1965), “Skinny Legs and All” (1967),[4]”I Gotcha” (1972),[5]and “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)” (1977).[6]Joe Tex was nominated for theRock & Roll Hall of Famesix times, most recently in 2017

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