Joe Tex
3 songs or works across all MusicAtlas lists. Distinct recording versions remain separate.
About Joe Tex
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.
Artist background sources
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
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
All songs for this credit
Recording years are first-release years where available; * marks a reported year awaiting verification. Classical work dates are labeled comp., prem. or pub.. Open an entry for its date evidence and background. Artists sort without a leading "The"; composers sort by surname.
- (year unknown) Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
- (year unknown) Hold What You've Got
- (1972*) I Gotcha
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