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Joe Tex

ジョー・テックス　/　じょー・てっくす

American singer-songwriter

August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982　・　Baytown, Texas, United States

Texas
singer-songwriter

My Take

Joe Tex never gets the headline space of Otis Redding or James Brown, but to my ear he was the sly conversationalist of Southern soul, half-preaching, half-confiding over a country-tinged groove. Earning four Apollo wins before his 1955 King Records deal tells you everything about how hard he worked the room. What fascinates me is the genre-blending instinct, stitching funk, gospel, and rhythm and blues into something that feels lived-in rather than engineered. Losing him at forty-seven in 1982 robbed us of an underrated craftsman. I rate him as a soul storyteller whose warmth and wit deserve a far bigger modern audience.

Overview

Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 – 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. His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joe Tex
Name (Japanese): ジョー・テックス
Reading: じょー・てっくす
Born: August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Boar
Origin: Baytown, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer-songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

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