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Joe Tex was the performing name of Joseph Arrington Jr., who grew up singing in school and church choirs around Baytown, Texas. Talent contests took him to Harlem's Apollo Theater, and a later move to New York led to recording for King. His soul performances combined singing with spoken passages that carried a song's narrative. Repertoire including Skinny Legs and All and I Gotcha brought that storytelling style to a wider audience.
Joe Tex - Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association
Read Baytown choir/contest, New York/King and vocal-storytelling history. The source has mistaken song/album titles and I Gotcha chronology; those details, commercial totals, religion and private history are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
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Joe Tex was the performing name of Joseph Arrington Jr., who grew up singing in school and church choirs around Baytown, Texas. Talent contests took him to Harlem's Apollo Theater, and a later move to New York led to...
View background statusA playful song about romantic pursuit
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Source year-end #86Joe Tex was the performing name of Joseph Arrington Jr., who grew up singing in school and church choirs around Baytown, Texas. Talent contests took him to Harlem's Apollo Theater, and a later move to New York led to...
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.