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JOE TEX

 

JOE TEX est un chanteur américain de rock'n'roll, de r'n'b, de soul music, de southern soul, de country soul, de deep soul et de disco-funk né JOSEPH ARRINGTON JR. le 08/08/1935 à Rogers dans le Texas.

Il grandit à Baytown au Texas avec sa mère divorcée. Le jeune JOE joue du saxo et chante dans la chorale de son église pentecotiste. Pour réussir dans la musique, notre protagoniste part pour New York et signe chez King Records. En 1958, signature chez Ace. En 1966, conversion à l'Islam en prenant le nom de YUSUF HAZZIEZ. Il donnera naissance à une fille et à 4 garçons.

Son plus grand hit international restera "AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN)" (n°2 en Australie et Grande Bretagne, n°3 en Irlande, n°5 aux Pays Bas, n°12 aux USA et en Belgique, n°18 en Suède et n°25 en Allemagne).

JOE TEX décède le 13/08/1982 à Navasota au Texas d'une attaque cardiaque.




  HIT SINGLES

Year

billboard hot 100 usa

megatop

uk official charts

1. COME IN THIS HOUSE
1955      
2. MY BIGGEST MISTAKE 1956

 
3. SHE'S MINE
1956

 
4. GET WAY BACK
1956      
5. AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS
1957      
6. CUT IT OUT
1958      
7. YOU LITTLE BABY FACE THING
1958      
8. DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME
1959      
9. CHARLIE BROWN GOT EXPELLED
1959      
10. BOYS WILL BE BOYS
1960      
11. I'LL NEVER BREAK YOUR HEART PART 1
1960      
12. ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY PART 1
1960 102
   
13. GOODBYE MY LOVE
1960      
14. BABY YOU'RE RIGHT
1961      
15. THE ONLY GIRL (I'VE EVER LOVED)
1961      
16. ONE GIANT STEP
1961      
17. I LET HER GET AWY
1962      
18. HAND SHAKIN', LOVE MAKIN', GIRL TALKIN' SON OF A GUN
1962      
19. MEET ME IN CHURCH
1962      
20. SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR PLACE
1963      
21. YOU KEEP HER
1963      
22. I WANNA BE FREE
1963      
23. SAY THANK YOU
1964      
24. I HAD A GOOD HOME BUT I LEFT PART 1
1964      
25. THE NEXT TIME SHE'S MINE
1964      
26. SIT YOURSELF DOWN
1964      
27. I'D RATHER HAVE YOU
1964      
28. HOLD WHAT YOU'VE GOT
1964 05
   
29. YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES
1965 51    
30. YOU BETTER GET IT
1965 46
   
31. A WOMAN CAN CHANGE A MAN
1965 56
   
32. DON'T LET YOUR LEFT HAND KNOW
1965 95    
33. ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW
1965 65
   
34. I WANT TO (DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU)
1965 23    
35. A SWEET WOMAN LIKE YOU
1966 29    
36. THE LOVE YOU SAVE (MAY BE YOUR OWN)
1966 56    
37. S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (THE LETTER SONG)
1966 39
   
38. I BELIEVE I'M GONNA MAKE IT
1966 67
   
39. I'VE GOT TO DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER
1966 64
   
40. PAPA WAS TOO
1966 44
   
41. SHOW ME
1967 35
   
42. WOMAN LIKE THAT, YEAH
1967 54    
43. A WOMAN'S HANDS
1967 63    
44. SKINNY LEGS AND ALL
1967 10
   
45. I'LL MAKE EVERYDAY CHRISTMAS (FOR MY WOMAN)
1967      
46. MEN ARE GETTIN' SCARE
1968 33
   
47. I'LL NEVER DO YOU WRONG
1968 59    
48. SOUL MEETING
1968 91
   
49. BETWIXT AND BETWEEN
1968      
50. KEEP THE ONE YOU GOT
1968 52
   
51. YOU NEED ME, BABY
1968 81
   
52. THAT'S YOUR BABY
1968      
53. BUYING A BOOK
1969 47
   
54. SAY THANK YOU
1969      
55. THAT'S THE WAY
1969 94
   
56. IT AIN'T SANITARY
1969 117    
57. WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN I CAN'T SEE YOU NO MORE
1969 105
   
58. YOU'RE RIGHT, RAY CHARLES
1970      
59. I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
1970      
60. BAD FEET
1971      
61. PAPA'S DREAM
1971      
62. GIVE THE BABY ANYTHING THE BABY WANTS
1971 102    
63. I GOTCHA
1972 02
   
64. A MOTHER'S PRAYER
1972      
65. YOU SAID A BAD WORD
1972 41
   
66. KING TAADEUS
1973      
67. WOMAN STEALER
1973 103
   
68. ALL THE HEAVEN A MAN REALLY NEEDS
1973      
69. TRYING TO WIN YOUR LOVE
1973      
70. UNDER YOUR POWERFUL LOVE
1975      
71. I'M GONNA BACK AGAIN
1975      
72. HAVE YOU EVER
1975   20
 
73. LOVE SHORTAGE
1975      
74. AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN)
1976 12 05
02
75. HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE
1977      
76. RUB DOWN
1977      
77. GET BACK, LEROY
1978      
78. LOOSE CABOOSE
1979   14  
79. WHO GAVE BIRTH TO THE FUNK
1979      
80. DISCOMONIA 1979      
81. FAT PEOPLE
1979      
82. STICK YOUR KEY IN (AND START YOUR CAR) 1980      
83. DON'T DO DA DO 1981      
84. FAT BOTTOM GIRLS
1981