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Navasota, Texas, USA
Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of funk, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater.…
Known for
- The Barbara McNair Show — Self1969
- Hullabaloo — Self1965
- Shindig! — Self - Singer1964
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1935-08-08
- Active to
- 1982-08-13
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- 1,732,010
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Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington, Jr., August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982) was an American rhythm & blues singer. Tex's last name was Arrington. He later changed it to Hazziez after conversion to Islam but his stage name was Joe Tex, for Texas, the state he was born & later died in. He gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel and rhythm and blues. Born in Rogers, Texas, in 1935 and raised in Baytown <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baytown
- Place of death
- Navasota
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Ace Records
- Image
- Joe Tex.png
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1933-08-08
- date of death
- 1982-08-12
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
- pseudonym
- Joe Tex
- Commons category
- Joe Tex
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- religious name
- Yusuf Hazziez
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