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Joe Smooth
Joe Smooth is Joel Martin from Chicago, who started making music in the early 1980s. His track 'Promise Land' came out in 1988 and became a house music staple...
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Joe Smooth is Joel Martin from Chicago, who started making music in the early 1980s. His track 'Promise Land' came out in 1988 and became a house music staple with its steady beat and hopeful feel.
That song defined his work more than anything else he released. He kept recording through the 1990s, but 'Promise Land' remained what people knew him for.
He worked with musicians like Anthony Thomas and Anthony J, though the details of those collaborations aren't well documented. His output slowed in later years, but the 1988 single still gets played.
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