Joe
Tex The
Sunbeams (members John Cumbo, Bobby Lee Hollis,
Bobby Coleman, James Davis, William Edwards and Joe Tex)
early 1955
Joe Tex (born
Joseph Arrington Jr. on 8-Aug-1933 in Rogers, Texas:
died of heart attack 13-Aug-1982. Changed name
to Yusuf Hazziez in July 1972)
King 4840 - Come In This
House / Davy, You Upset My Home - 1955
King 4884 - My Biggest Mistake / Right Back To My Arms -
1956
King 4911 - She's Mine / I Had To Come Back To You - 1956
King 4980 - Get Way Back / Pneumonia - 1956
King 5064 - I Want To Have A Talk With You / Ain't
Nobody's Business - 1957 (all the King material was
recorded in New York at Belltone Studios)
Ace 544 - Cut It Out / Just For You And Me - 1958
Little Booker
Ace 547 - Teenage Rock
(Instrumental / Open the Door* - 1958 *Lead
Vocal Joe Tex.
Joe Tex
Ace 550 - You Little Baby
Face Thing / Mother's Advice - 1958
Joe Tex & his
X Class Mates
Ace 559 - Charlie Brown
Got Expelled / Blessed Are These Tears - 1959
Joe Tex
Ace 572 - Don't Hold It
Against Me / Yum, Yum, Yum - 1959
Ace 591 - Boys Will Be Boys / Grannie Stole The Show -
1960 (all the Ace material was recorded at Cosmo's studio
New Orleans. Using the same band Little Richard and Fats
Domino used. Allen Toussaint was on organ)
Anna 1119 - All I Could Do Was Cry (Part 1) / All I Could
Do Was Cry (Part 2) - 1960 (cover of Etta James original)
Joe Tex & The
Vibrators
Anna 1124 - I'll Never
Break Your Heart (Part 1) / I'll Never Break Your Heart
(Part 2) - 1960
Joe Tex
Anna 1128 - Baby, You're
Right / Ain't It A Mess - 1961 (The Last Release On The
Anna Label)
Jalynne 105 - Goodbye My Love / Wicked Woman - 1961
Dial 3000 - What Should I Do / The Only Girl I've Ever
Loved - 1961
Dial 3002 - One Giant Step / The Rib - 1961
Dial 3003 - Popeye Johnny / Hand Shakin', Love Makin',
Girl Talkin', Son-Of-A-Gun From Next Door - 1962
Dial 3007 - Meet Me In Church / Be Your Own Judge - 1962
Dial 3009 - I Let Her Get Away / The Peck - 1963
Dial 3013 - Someone To Take Your Place* / I Should Have
Kissed You More - 1963 *recorded in Beaumont, Texas, at
Big Bopper's studio, session financed by Joe Tex.
Checker 1055 - You Keep Her / Don't Play - 1963
Michelle Mx 934 - I've Got A Song
/ The Next Time She's Mine - ?
Soul Sound 009 - I Should Have Kissed Her More / Someone
To Take Your Place - ?
Ace 674 - Boys Will Be Boys / Baby You're Right (I'm
Gonna Hold What I Got) - 1963
Dial 3016 - I Wanna Be Free / Blood's Thicker Than Water
- 1963
Dial 3019 - Looking For My Pig / Say Thank You - 1964
Dial 3020 - I'd Rather Have You / Old Time Lover - 1964
Dial 3023 - I Had A Good Thing But I Left (Part 1) / I
Had A Good Thing But I Left (Part 2) - 1964
Checker 1087 - Sit Yourself Down / Get Closer Together -
1964
Dial 4001 - Hold What You've Got / Fresh Out Of Tears -
1964
Dial 4003 - You Better Get It / You Got What It Takes -
1965
Dial 4006 - A Woman Can Change A Man / Don't Let Your
Left Hand Know - 1965
Dial 4011 - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show / Build Your
Love On A Solid Foundation - 1965
Checker 1104 - Baby, You're Right / All I Could Do Was
Cry (Part 2) - 1965
King 5981 - Come In This House / I Want To Have A Talk
With You - 1965
Dial 4016 - I Want To (Do Everything For You) / Funny
Bone - 1965
Dial 4022 - A Sweet Woman Like You / Close The Door -
1965
Dial 4026 - The Love You Save (May Be Your Own) / If
Sugar Was As Sweet As You - 1966
Dial 4028 - S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (Letter Song) / I'm A Man -
1966
Dial 4033 - I Believe I'm Gonna Make It / Better Believe
It, Baby - 1966
Dial 4045 - I've Got To Do A Little Bit Better / What In
The World - 1966
Dial 4051 - Papa Was Too / Truest Woman In The World -
1966
Dial 4055 - Show Me */ A Woman Sees A Hard Time (When Her
Man Is Gone) - 1967 *Joe Tex Claimed He Wrote Song In 3 ~
4 Minutes!
Dial 4059 - Woman Like That, Yeah / I'm Going And Get It
- 1967
Dial 4061 - A Woman's Hands / See See Rider - 1967
Dial 4063 - Skinny Legs And All / Watch The One - 1967
Dial 4068 - I'll Make Everyday Christmas (For My Woman) /
Don't Give Up - 1967
Dial 4069 - Men Are Gettin' Scarce / You're Gonna Thank
Me, Woman - 1968
Dial 4076 - I'll Never Do You Wrong / Wooden Spoon - 1968
Dial 4079 - Chocolate Cherry / Betwixt And Between - 1968
The Soul Clan (members
Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Don Covay, Ben E. King and Joe Tex)
Atlantic 2530 - Soul
Meeting / That's How It Feels - 1968
Joe Tex
Dial 4083 - Keep The One
You Got / Go Home And Do It - 1968
Dial 4086 - You Need Me, Baby / Baby, Be Good - 1968
Dial 4089 - That's Your Baby / Sweet, Sweet Woman - 1968
Dial 4090 - Buying A Book / Chicken Crazy - 1969
Parrot 45012 - Say Thank You / Looking For My Pig -
1969
Dial 4093 - That's The Way / Anything You Wanna Know -
1969
Dial 4094 - We Can't Sit Down Now / It Ain't Sanitary -
1969
Dial 4095 - I Can't See You No More (When Johnny Comes
Marching Home Again) / Sure Is Good - 1969
Dial 4096 - Everything Happens On Time / You're Right,
Ray Charles - 1970
Dial 4098 - I'll Never Fall In Love Again / The Only Way
I Know To Love You - 1970
Dial 1001 - Bad Feet / I Know Him - 1971
Dial 1003 - Papa's Dream / I'm Comin' Home - 1971
Dial 1006 - King Thaddeus (Mono) / King Thaddeus (Stereo)
- 1971 (Possible Promo Issue Only)
Dial 1008 - Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants /
Takin' A Chance - 1971
Dial 1010 - I Gotcha / A Mother's Prayer - 1972
Dial 1012 - You Said A Bad Word / It Ain't Gonna Work
Baby - 1972
Atlantic 2874 - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Part 1) /
I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Part 2) - 1972
Dial 1018 - Rain Go Away / King Thaddeus - 1973
Dial 1020 - Woman Stealer / Cat's Got Her Tongue - 1973
Dial 1021 - All The Heaven A Man Really Needs / Let's Go
Somewhere And Talk - 1973
Dial 1024 - Trying To Win Your Love / I've Seen Enough -
1973
Dial 1154 - Sassy Sexy Wiggle / Under Your Powerful Love
- 1975
Dial 1155 - I'm Goin' Back Again / My Body Wants You -
1975
Dial 1156 - Baby, It's Rainin' / Have You Ever - 1975
Dial 1157 - Mama Red / Love Shortage - 1975
Epic 50313 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat
Woman) / I Mess Up Everything I Get My Hands On - 1976
Epic 50352 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat
Woman) / Be Cool (Willie Is Dancing With A Sissy) - 1977
Epic 50426 - Hungry For Your Love / I Almost Got To
Heaven Once - 1977
Epic 50494 - Rub Down / Be Kind To Old People - 1977
Epic 50530 - Get Back, Leroy / You Can Be My Star - 1978
Dial 2800 - Loose Caboose / Music Ain't Got No Color -
1979
Dial 2801 - Who Gave Birth To The Funk / If You Don't
Want The Man - 1979
Dial 2802 - Discomania / Fat People - 1979
T. K. 410 - Discomania / ? - 1979 (12"
Release)
Polydor 2109 - Stick Your Key In (And Start Your
Car) / Lady J. (I Love You) - 1980
Columbia 02565 - Don't Do Da Do / Here Comes No. 34
(Do The Earl Campbell) - 1981
Handshake 02565 - Don't Do Da Do / Here Comes No. 34 (Do
The Earl Campbell) - 1981 (Earl Campbell Was A Star For
The University Of Texas Longhorns And Later The
Ill-Fated Houston Oilers. He Hailed From Tyler
Texas Which Is In Northeast Texas And (I Think) Close To
Joe Tex's Home Town. He Did A Commercial For Chewing
Tobacco Proclaiming "I'm A Skoal Man" And
Now Pushes His Own Brand Of Sausage)
Handshake 02565 - Don't Do Da Do / Loose
Caboose - 1981
Collectables Col 033837 - Hold On To What You Got / Show
Me - ?
Collectables Col 033847 - Skinny Legs And All / I Gotcha
- ?
Collectables Col 039547 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More / A
Woman Can Change A Man - ?
Collectables Col 039557 - Men Are Getting Scarce / I Want
To Do Everything For You - ?
Discography by Bosko
Asanovic with additions by Greg Burgess
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