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Joe Tex

voc, 1935-1982 US, Rogers, Texas
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Joseph Arrington Jnr. The Rock 'N' Roll Cowboy

Joseph Arrington, Jr. (August 8, 1935– August 13, 1982), better known as Joe Tex, was an American musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel and rhythm and blues.

     
Genres
  • R&B/Soul
  • Blues
  • Rock
  • Pop
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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Cuttin' With Joe TexJoe Tex2018Compil.
Open The Door / You Little Baby Face ThingLittle Booker / Joe Tex2016Single
AnthologyJoe Tex2015Compil.
Yum Yum Yum - The Early Years 1955-1962Joe Tex2015Compil.
Pneumonia / Davy, You Upset My HomeJoe Tex2014Single
Come In This House (The 1955-1962 Recordings)Joe Tex2013Compil.
I Wanna Be Free / Old Time LoverJoe Tex2012Single
Singles A's & B's Vol.3 1969 - 1972Joe Tex2011Compil.
Singles A's & B's Vol. 4: 1973-1976Joe Tex2011Compil.
Singles As & Bs Vol. 2 (1967-1968)Joe Tex2010Compil.
Singles A’s & B’s Vol.1 1964-1966Joe Tex2010Compil.
Under Your Powerful LoveJoe Tex2010Single
Get Way Back: The 1950s RecordingsJoe Tex2008Compil.
The CollectionJoe Tex2008Compil.
First On The Dial - Early Singles And Rare GemsJoe Tex2008Compil.
Smooth Edits Vol. 3Joe Tex / Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band / Sérgio Mendes2007Album
Greatest HitsJoe Tex2005Compil.
I'll Pay The Price / Under Your Powerful LoveMoses Dillard & The Dynamic Showmen / Joe Tex2005Single
The Very Best Of Joe TexJoe Tex2005Compil.
This Is GoldJoe Tex2004Compil.
Soul CountryJoe Tex2004Single
This Is Gold (CD 3)Joe Tex2004Compil.
Under Your Powerful Love / I Wanna Be FreeJoe Tex2003Single
"Gotcha"Joe Tex2003Compil.
Buying A BookJoe Tex2002Compil.
From The Roots ... Came The RapperJoe Tex2002Compil.
The Complete Dial Recordings Volume 3: Live And Lively / Soul CountryJoe Tex2002Compil.
The Complete Dial Recordings Vol. 4 Happy Soul / Buying A BookJoe Tex2002Compil.
Hold What You've Got / The New BossJoe Tex2001Compil.
Men Are Getting Scarce / I Want To Do Everything For YouJoe Tex2001Single
Oh Boy Classics Presents Joe TexJoe Tex2001Compil.
The Love You Save / I've Got To Do A Little Bit BetterJoe Tex2001Compil.
What In The World / I've Got To Do A Little Bit BetterJoe Tex2001Single
Greatest Hits!!!Joe Tex2000Compil.
25 All Time Greatest HitsJoe Tex2000Compil.
Joe TexJoe Tex1999Compil.
The MastersJoe Tex1997Compil.
The Very Best Of Joe TexJoe Tex1996Compil.
Bump To The FunkJoe Tex1996Compil.
His Greatest HitsJoe Tex1996Compil.
You're Right, Joe TexJoe Tex1995Compil.
Skinny Legs And AllJoe Tex1994Compil.
Skinny Legs And AllJoe Tex1994Single
I GotchaJoe Tex1994Compil.
I Want To (Do Everything For You) / Skinny Legs And AllJoe Tex1994Single
Skinny Legs And AllJoe Tex1994Single
Ain't Gonna Bump No MoreJoe Tex1993Compil.
Golden ClassicsJoe Tex1993Compil.
I Gotcha ( His Greatest Hits)Joe Tex1993Compil.
Greatest HitsJoe Tex1992Compil.
25 Greatest HitsJoe Tex1992Compil.
Joe TexJoe Tex1992Compil.
Show Me: The Hits... & MoreJoe Tex1992Compil.
Show MeJoe Tex1992Compil.
Greatest HitsJoe Tex1991Compil.
Greatest HitsJoe Tex1991Compil.
Greatest HitsJoe Tex1990Compil.
Ain't I A MessJoe Tex1989Compil.
Soul X FourOtis Redding / Wilson Pickett / Joe Tex / Percy Sledge1989Compil.
Lil' Bit Of GoldJoe Tex1989Compil.
Stone Soul CountryJoe Tex1989Compil.
Different StrokesJoe Tex1989Compil.
Different StrokesJoe Tex1989Album
Limited Edition Preview 45Joe Tex1988Album
Best OfJoe Tex1988Compil.
I Believe I'm Gonna Make It - The Best OfJoe Tex1988Compil.
The Very Best Of Joe TexJoe Tex1988Compil.
The Best Of Joe TexJoe Tex1984Compil.
Play That Funky Music / Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Woman)Wild Cherry / Joe Tex1982Single
J.T.'s FunkJoe Tex1982Compil.
Sam Cooke / Joe Simon / Lou Rawls / Joe TexSam Cooke / Joe Simon / Lou Rawls / Joe Tex1981Compil.
Don't Do Da DoJoe Tex1981Album
I Found A Girl / Cinderella SymphonyJoe Tex / Fatman Riddim Section1981Album
Fat Bottom GirlsJoe Tex1981Album
Stick Your Key In (And Start Your Car)Joe Tex1980Single
Show Me / Hold What You've Got / Tramp / Ooh Otis, Ooh CarlaJoe Tex / Otis Redding & Carla Thomas1980Single
Who Gave Birth To The FunkJoe Tex1979Single
Fat PeopleJoe Tex1979Single
Discomonia / Fat PeopleJoe Tex1979Single
Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) / Rub DownJoe Tex1978Single
Rub DownJoe Tex1978Album
Rub Down / Be Kind To Old PeopleJoe Tex1978Single
Get Back LeroyJoe Tex1978Single
Don't Cry Over Spilled MilkJoe Tex1978Single
Loose CabooseJoe Tex1978Single
He Who Is Without Funk Cast The First StoneJoe Tex1978Album
Another Woman's ManJoe Tex1977Compil.
Ain't Gonna Bump No More / Disco LadyJoe Tex / Johnnie Taylor1977Album
Hungry For Your LoveJoe Tex1977Single
We Held OnJoe Tex1977Single
Ain't Gonna Bump No More / Be Cool (Willie Is Dancing With A Sissy)Joe Tex1977Single
Super Single Epic Vol.1Joe Tex, Fausto Leali1977Album
Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)Joe Tex1977Single
Bumps & BruisesJoe Tex1977Album
Love Shortage / Mama RedJoe Tex1976Single
Funky Bump / Show MePino Presti / Joe Tex1976Single
Have You EverJoe Tex1976Single
Amico Di Ieri / Under Your Powerful LoveLe Orme / Joe Tex1976Single
My Body Wants You / I'm Goin' Back AgainJoe Tex1975Single
Under Your Powerful Love / Sassy Sexy WiggleJoe Tex1975Single
I've Seen Enough / Oh Happy DayJoe Tex / Lee Patterson Singers1974Single
Show MeJoe Tex1973Single
The History Of Joe TexJoe Tex1973Compil.
Ladrón De Mujeres/La Gata Se Mordio La LenguaJoe Tex1973Single
I've Seen Enough / Trying To Win Your LoveJoe Tex1973Single
Seguro Que Lo Conseguiras (You're Sure Gonna Get It)Joe Tex1973Single
The Best OfJoe Tex1973Compil.
70's Pop SoundJoe Tex1973Compil.
Star-CollectionJoe Tex1973Compil.
Tu Non Mi Manchi / Cat's Got Her TongueMersia / Joe Tex1973Single
It Ain't Gonna Work BabyJoe Tex1972Single
From The Roots Came The RapperJoe Tex1972Album
I GotchaJoe Tex1972Album
King Thaddeus / Rain Go AwayJoe Tex1972Single
Give The Baby Anything / Devil YouJoe Tex / The Stampeders1972Single
Papa Was TooJoe Tex1972Single
You Said A Bad WordJoe Tex1972Single
Give The Baby Anything / Fi Fa Fo FumJoe Tex, Lally Stott1972Single
We Shall Overcome Part 1 / I GotchaLouis Armstrong / Joe Tex1972Single
I Gotcha / Takin' A ChanceJoe Tex1972Single
Takin' A ChanceJoe Tex1972Single
I GotchaJoe Tex1972Single
King Thaddeus / Remember That I Love You (Amore, Cuore Mio)Joe Tex / Bill Collins And His Orchestra1972Single
When A Man Loves A Woman / Hold What You' ve GotPercy Sledge / Joe Tex1972Single
I'll Never Fall In Love AgainJoe Tex1972Single
Cat's Got Her Tongue / Woman StealerJoe Tex1972Single
You Said A Bad Word / Il PadrinoJoe Tex / Bob Mitchell1972Single
Takin' A Chance / King ThaddeusJoe Tex1972Single
Spills The BeansJoe Tex1972Album
All The Heaven A Man Really NeedsJoe Tex1972Single
I Knew Him / Bad FeetJoe Tex1971Single
Papa's Dream / I'm Comin' HomeJoe Tex1971Single
Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants / Takin' A ChanceJoe Tex1971Single
I'll Never Fall In Love Again / The Only Way I Know To Love YouJoe Tex1970Single
Joe Tex Sings With Strings & ThingsJoe Tex1970Album
Kind Woman / Anything You Wanna KnowPercy Sledge / Joe Tex1970Single
You're Right, Ray Charles / Everything Happens On TimeJoe Tex1970Single
That's The Way / Anything You Wanna KnowJoe Tex1969Single
Papa Tambien Lo Era / Verde Es La Hierba De Mi CasaJoe Tex1969Single
That's Your BabyJoe Tex1969Single
We Can't Sit Down NowJoe Tex1969Single
Buying A BookJoe Tex1969Album
That's Your BabyJoe Tex1969Single
C.C. Rider / Papa Was TooJoe Tex1969Single
Sweet, Sweet Woman / Chicken CrazyJoe Tex1969Single
(When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again) I Can't See You No MoreJoe Tex1969Single
That's Your BabyJoe Tex1969Single
Happy SoulJoe Tex1969Album
I'll Make Every Day Christmas (For My Woman) / Don't Give UpJoe Tex1968Single
Live And LivelyJoe Tex1968Album
I'll Never Do You Wrong / Wooden SpoonJoe Tex1968Single
She's Lookin' Good / Engine Engine Number NineWilson Pickett / Joe Tex1968Single
Skinny Legs And All / Show MeJoe Tex1968Single
Chicken Crazy / Buying A BookJoe Tex1968Single
Men Are Gettin' Scarce / You're Gonna Thank Me, WomanJoe Tex1968Single
Baby, Be Good / You Need Me, BabyJoe Tex1968Single
Honey (Amore Mi Manchi) / Engine Engine Number NineJoe Tex1968Single
Live And LivelyJoe Tex1968Album
Soul CountryJoe Tex1968Album
Detroit City / C. C. RiderJoe Tex1967Single
The Best Of Joe TexJoe Tex1967Compil.
Show Me / A Woman Sees A Hard TimeJoe Tex1967Single
Skinny Legs And AllJoe Tex1967Single
Go Home And Do It / Keep The One You GotJoe Tex1967Single
Say Thank You / Old Time LoverJoe Tex1967Single
The Explosive Joe TexJoe Tex1967Single
For Your Love / Show MeJoe Tex1967Single
Show MeJoe Tex1967Compil.
Woman Like That, Yeah / I'm Going And Get ItJoe Tex1967Single
Hold What You've Got / Show MeJoe Tex1967Single
A Woman's Hands / C. C. RiderJoe Tex1967Single
Hold What You've Got / A Sweet Woman Like YouJoe Tex1967Single
I'll Make Every Day Christmas / I Can Do BetterJoe Tex1966Single
I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better / What In The WorldJoe Tex1966Single
Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) / A Woman Can Change A ManJoe Tex1966Single
Papa Was Too / The Truest Woman In The WorldJoe Tex1966Single
The Love You SaveJoe Tex1966Single
You Better Believe It Baby / I Believe I'm Gonna Make ItJoe Tex1966Single
The Love You SaveJoe Tex1966Album
I've Got To Do A Little Bit BetterJoe Tex1966Album
The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)Joe Tex1966Single
Papa Was TooJoe Tex1966Single
You Better Believe It Baby / I Believe I'm Gonna Make ItJoe Tex1966Single
Solid Gold Soul (America's Great Soul Singers)Solomon Burke, Don Covay, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Joe Tex1966Compil.
S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) / I'm A ManJoe Tex1966Single
The New BossJoe Tex1965Album
You Better Get It / You Got What It TakesJoe Tex1965Single
Hold What You've GotJoe Tex1965Album
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show / Build Your Love (On A Solid Foundation)Joe Tex1965Single
A Woman Can Change A ManJoe Tex1965Single
Baby You're Right / All I Could Do Was Cry - Pt. IIJoe Tex1965Single
A Sweet Woman Like You / Close The DoorJoe Tex1965Single
Turn Back The Hands Of TimeJoe Tex1965Compil.
Fresh Out Of Tears / Hold What You've GotJoe Tex1965Single
Yum Yum YumJoe Tex1965Single
Skinny Legs & All / Hold What You've GotJoe Tex1965Single
Come In This House / I Want To Have A Talk With YouJoe Tex1965Single
The New BossJoe Tex1965Single
The Best Of Joe TexJoe Tex1965Compil.
I Want To (Do Everything For You) / Funny BoneJoe Tex1965Single
Old Time LoverJoe Tex1964Single
Hold On! It's Joe TexJoe Tex1964Album
Looking For My Pig / Say Thank YouJoe Tex1964Single
I Had A Good Home But I Left ( Part I )Joe Tex1964Single
Hold What You've Got / Fresh Out Of TearsJoe Tex1964Single
The Next Time She's MineJoe Tex1964Single
Boys Will Be Boys / Baby You're Right (I'm Gonna Hold What I Got)Joe Tex1963Single
You Keep Her / Don't PlayJoe Tex1963Single
Someone To Take Your Place / I Should Have Kissed Her MoreJoe Tex1963Single
I Wanna Be Free / Blood's Thicker Than WaterJoe Tex1963Single
Meet Me In ChurchJoe Tex1962Single
The Peck / I Let Her Get AwayJoe Tex1962Single
The Rib / One Giant StepJoe Tex1961Single
The Only Girl / What Should I DoJoe Tex1961Single
Ain't I A Mess / Baby You're RightJoe Tex1961Single
Wicked WomanJoe Tex1961Single
All I Could Do Was CryJoe Tex1960Single
Boys Will Be Boys / Grannie Stole The ShowJoe Tex1960Single
Yum ,Yum, YumJoe Tex1959Single
You Little Baby Face Thing / Mother's AdviceJoe Tex1958Single
Cut It Out / Just For You And MeJoe Tex1958Single
Pneumonia / Get Way BackJoe Tex1956Single
My Biggest Mistake / Right Back To My ArmsJoe Tex1956Single
She's Mine / I Had To Come Back To YouJoe Tex1956Single
Come In This House / Davy, You Upset My HomeJoe Tex1955Album
Detroit City / C. C. RiderJoe TexSingle
Joe Tex - The Early YearsJoe TexCompil.
PapaPaul Anka, Joe TexSingle
GrooveJoe TexCompil.
Chicken Crazy / Take The Fifth Amendment / You Can TellJoe TexSingle
Soul - 8Joe Tex / Joe Simon / Bobby ByrdSingle
Give The Baby Anything The Baby WantsJoe TexSingle
Suspicion / Under Your Powerful LoveThe Detroit Prophets / Joe TexSingle
I Gotcha / Bad FeetJoe TexSingle
Best Of....Joe TexAlbum
Popeye Johnny/Hand Shakin', Love Makin', Girl Takin', Son-Of-A-Gun From Next DoorJoe TexSingle
More Than Just A FriendJoe TexCompil.
Sit Yourself DownJoe TexSingle
Grandmaster Of SoulJoe TexCompil.
Ain't Gonna Bump No More... Golden HitsJoe TexCompil.
Skinny Legs And All / I Got ChaJoe TexSingle
Build Your LoveJoe TexSingle
I Wanna Be Free / Close To MeJoe Tex / June EdwardsSingle
New Orleans Rock And RollJoe TexCompil.
I Wanna Be Free / It's Your Voodoo WorkingJoe Tex / Charles SheffieldSingle
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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