Article successfully added.

Joe Tex First On The Dial - Early Singles & Rare Gems (CD)

$90.48 *

* incl. VAT / plus shipping costsDepending on the country of delivery, the VAT at checkout may vary.

only 2x still available
Ready to ship today,
delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

  • CDSHOUT47
  • 0.1
(2008/SHOUT) 25 tracks 1961-67 with 12 page booklet. CD is originally sealed! more

Joe Tex: First On The Dial - Early Singles & Rare Gems (CD)

(2008/SHOUT) 25 tracks 1961-67 with 12 page booklet. CD is originally sealed!

Article properties: Joe Tex: First On The Dial - Early Singles & Rare Gems (CD)

  • Interpret: Joe Tex

  • Album titlle: First On The Dial - Early Singles & Rare Gems (CD)

  • Label SHOUT

  • Genre R&B, Soul

  • Artikelart CD

  • EAN: 5013929504721

  • weight in Kg 0.1
Tex, Joe - First On The Dial - Early Singles & Rare Gems (CD) CD 1
01 The Only Girl (I've Ever Loved) Joe Tex
02 Hand Shakin', Love Makin', Girl Takin'... Joe Tex
03 Popeye Johnny Joe Tex
04 Meet Me In The Church Joe Tex
05 Be Your Own Judge Joe Tex
06 I Let Her Get Away Joe Tex
07 The Peck Joe Tex
08 Someone To Take Your Place Joe Tex
09 I Should Have Kissed Her More Joe Tex
10 I Wann Be Free Joe Tex
11 Blood's Thicker Than Water Joe Tex
12 What Should I Do Joe Tex
13 One Giant Step Joe Tex
14 The Rib Joe Tex
15 Say Thank You Joe Tex
16 Looking For My Pig Joe Tex
17 Old Time Lover Joe Tex
18 I'd Rather Have You Joe Tex
19 I Had A Good Home, But I Left (Pt 1) Joe Tex
20 I Had A Good Home, But I Left (Pt 2) Joe Tex
21 Build Your Love On A Solid Foundation Joe Tex
22 I'll Make Everyday Christmas (For My Woman) Joe Tex
23 Don't Give Up Joe Tex
24 Tell Me Right Now Joe Tex
25 There Is A Girl Joe Tex
Geboren als Joseph Arrington Jr. am 8. 8. 1933 im texanischen Rogers, verstorben am 13. 8. 1982... more
"Joe Tex"

Geboren als Joseph Arrington Jr. am 8. 8. 1933 im texanischen Rogers, verstorben am 13. 8. 1982 in seinem Haus in Navasota, Texas.

Joe Tex

Hold What You've Got

Joe Tex

Hold What You've Got

Nashville producer Buddy Killen was on the verge of losing dynamic soul singer Joe Tex after releasing 10 Tex 45s on his Dial label starting in 1961. "One day he called me," said the late Killen. "He said, 'Hey, man, how about letting me go? You said you would, if I wanted out of my contract.' I said, 'On one condition.' He said, 'What's that?' I said, 'Let me record the way I want to one time. Don't fight with me. Let's just do it, and if it doesn't work, then I'll turn you loose.'

"So I set up some time down at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, and I got some of my players that did my records here in Nashville—(guitarist) Kelso Herston and (pianist) Ronnie Wilkins. I think Joe South came over from Atlanta to work with us. And Joe (Tex) brought Clyde (Williams), the drummer, and his bass player. So we got in there and worked for seven hours on 'Fresh Out Of Tears.' It was okay. It was nothing great. Now it's three o'clock in the morning, and I said, 'Joe, what's the other little old song that you sang for me?'"  It was the wise, half-spoken ballad Hold What You've Got, which Tex wrote en route while thinking about a long-ago childhood sweetheart and his pregnant wife. He scribbled the idea down on a paper sack.

Tex's bassist, J. Alfred Cook, devised an arrangement that opened with a single chord by Herston on an acoustic axe he'd borrowed from Roger Miller. After Joe overdubbed a harmony vocal, the session ended with everyone disappointed. "On my way back to Nashville, I thought, 'I don't give up that easily.' So I immediately went to RCA Studios, and went into the editing room," said Buddy. "I started making copies of these two takes. I'd cut a little piece here, a little piece there, and I finally found one chorus that I could edit out of some other choruses and make it hold together enough to use it." Atlantic Records boss Jerry Wexler was so impressed with the results that Buddy gave him Dial's distribution. Hold What You've Got was the breakthrough Joe had searched for over the last decade, blasting up to #5 pop and #2 R&B. No one was more shocked than Tex. "He called me, and he said, 'Look here, man, you done said you were gonna let me out of my contract!'" said Killen. "I said, 'Joe, we've sold a quarter of a million records!' 'Look here, man—wha-a-a-t?'"

Born Joseph Arrington, Jr. in Rogers, Texas on August 8, 1933, Joe was raised up in the church and dug country music too. He parlayed a Houston amateur show victory into a trip to the Apollo Theatre, where he won another contest. King Records pacted him in 1955, his stage name reflecting his Lone Star home turf. Despite terrific rockers for King and Ace and a handful of 45s for Detroit's Anna Records, Tex was treading water until well after Killen came into his life. After Hold What You've Got, Joe scored a raft of Dial smashes confirming Killen's faith in him.

- Bill Dahl -

Various - Sweet Soul Music

Various - Sweet Soul Music 30 Scorching Classics From 1965

Read more at: https://www.bear-family.de/various-sweet-soul-music-30-scorching-classics-from-1965.html
Copyright © Bear Family Records


Der Soul-Sänger wurde 1954 bei einem Talentwettbewerb entdeckt und nahm zunächst für King, Ace und Anna auf. Hits wie “Hold What You've Got' (1965), 'S.Y.S.L.J.F.M.' (= Save Your Sweet Love Just For Me- 1966) und andere gelangen jedoch erst, als Joe Tex beim Dial-Label unter Vertrag stand.

1972 und 1977 platzierte er mit “I Gotcha' und 'Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)' späte Treffer in den US-Charts. Nachdem er im Juli 1972 zum Islam konvertiert war, nannte sich der Interpret Yusef Hazziez und arbeitete zwischenzeitlich als Prediger. 'Sure Is Good' wurde am 30.4.1969 in den Columbia Studios in Nashville eingespielt und am 8.11.1969 veröffentlicht. Im gemischtsprachigen Text singt Joe Tex mehrmals die Zeile '...da ische gudde', was er an anderer Stelle ' - erklärt': '...da ische gudde in German means 'Sure ls Good'...'. Gemeint ist offenbar '. ..das ist gut'.

Aus dem Bear Family Buch - 1000 Nadelstiche von Bernd Matheja - BFB10025 -

Review 0
Read, write and discuss reviews... more
Customer evaluation for "First On The Dial - Early Singles & Rare Gems (CD)"
Write an evaluation
Evaluations will be activated after verification.

The fields marked with * are required.

Weitere Artikel von Joe Tex
Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings
Joe Tex: Get Way Back - The 1950s Recordings Art-Nr.: CDCHD1197

Item has to be restocked

$18.05 * $14.66 *
Vol.3, Singles A's & B's (1968-72)
Joe Tex: Vol.3, Singles A's & B's (1968-72) Art-Nr.: CDSHOUT72

Item has to be restocked

$16.92 *
Vol.4, Singles A's & B's (1972-76)
Joe Tex: Vol.4, Singles A's & B's (1972-76) Art-Nr.: CDSHOUT76

Item has to be restocked

$16.92 *
Best Of (Complete King Recordings)
Joe Tex: Best Of (Complete King Recordings) Art-Nr.: CDGT0848

Item has to be restocked

$16.92 * $9.00 *
From The Roots Came The Rapper
Joe Tex: From The Roots Came The Rapper Art-Nr.: CDKEND216

Item has to be restocked

$18.05 *
Barry Glazer - Daryl Hall - Ken Halpern - B. Utain
TEMPTONES: Barry Glazer - Daryl Hall - Ken Halpern - B. Utain Art-Nr.: BCD15917

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$15.79 $18.05
When A Guitar Plays The Blues (CD)
Roy Lee Johnson: When A Guitar Plays The Blues (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16321

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$16.92 $19.18
Soul In Germany - When ein Man liebt ein Woman (CD)
Various - Hits und Raritäten auf deutsch: Soul In Germany - When ein Man liebt ein Woman... Art-Nr.: BCD16822

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$15.79 $18.05
31 Scorching Classics From 1961
Various - Sweet Soul Music: 31 Scorching Classics From 1961 Art-Nr.: BCD16867

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$19.18 $21.45
28 Scorching Classics From 1962 (CD - Deluxe Edition)
Various - Sweet Soul Music: 28 Scorching Classics From 1962 (CD - Deluxe... Art-Nr.: BCD16868

Item has to be restocked

$19.18 $21.45
Jersey Rock (LP)
TURNER, Zeb: Jersey Rock (LP) Art-Nr.: BFX15166

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$33.89
Black Forest Vibes - Unveröffentlichte Bänder Live In Villingen 1977 (LP)
Lionel Hampton: Black Forest Vibes - Unveröffentlichte Bänder... Art-Nr.: LPHGBSBLUE20216

Item has to be restocked

$31.63
Yellow Peril (CD)
Nat Myers: Yellow Peril (CD) Art-Nr.: CDEASE3102

only 2x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$19.18
...Steppin' Out! (CD)
Arthur Alexander: ...Steppin' Out! (CD) Art-Nr.: CDBSR0085

only 1x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$20.31
Flying High With Vince Maloy - The Complete Recordings (LP, 10inch, 45rpm)
Vince Maloy: Flying High With Vince Maloy - The Complete... Art-Nr.: BAF14035

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$25.42 $28.24