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Joe Tex
Joe Tex was born Joseph Arrington, Jr. in Rogers, Texas in 1935. He grew up in a religious household where he heard gospel music, and as a teenager he...
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You Better Get It
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Show me
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The Love you Saved
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Ahora que no Vives Conmigo
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Ain't gonna Bump no More with no Big Fat Woman
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Hold what you've Got
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I Believe I'm Gonna Make It
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I Gotcha
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I Want To (do Everything For You)
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I'll Never do You Wrong
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Keep The One You Got
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Me Dijiste
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Men are Gettin' Scarce
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One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
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Papa Was Too
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S-Y-S-L-J-F-M
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Joe Tex was born Joseph Arrington, Jr. in Rogers, Texas in 1935. He grew up in a religious household where he heard gospel music, and as a teenager he listened to Ray Charles, James Brown, and Bobby "Blue" Bland. He started recording professionally in 1955 for King Records, though those early sides didn't catch on.
His breakthrough came in 1960 with "I Gotcha," which reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
He kept recording through the 1970s, with songs like "I'll Never Do You Wrong" and the later novelty hit "Ain't Gonna Bump No More with No Big Fat Woman." His voice had a conversational, preaching quality that felt direct and unpolished, closer to talking than singing.
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