In the 1992 mini series "The Jacksons: An American Dream" there's a scene when Joe Jackson was yelling at the young Jackson brothers about grabbing the microphone like Joe Tex!
@AngelHolema
10 ай бұрын
"I Gotcha", I Remember Seeing Him Do This On Soul Train, With Damita Jo Freeman Dancing To It"...❤😂🎉
@WayneScottWilliams
8 ай бұрын
This song is the most famous, when I was growing up in New Orleans! Great dance tune for Soul Train dancer and put the young lady dance on the map, by dancing to o it!
@sandramorris420
10 ай бұрын
The FABULOUS JOE TEX, “Great Entertainer, One of The Best,a GREAT LEGEND.”!!! “Yes’ I knew about the rivalry between Joe and James Brown. My favorite song by Joe is Hold On To What You’ve Got.
@colinspaull9275
8 ай бұрын
You better believe it baby! That was my favourite but not mentioned in your program 🤔
@willieperdue5583
8 ай бұрын
He No James Brown he ok...
@eamestv
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. I first met Joe Tex in my father's office in the late 60s. Mr Tex was buying a house in Baton Rouge La. and my father at the bank gave him the loan. A time of great Black music.
@robertchatman8449
10 ай бұрын
I met joe tex, he was my all time favorite, along with sam cooke and david ruffin.
@autumnsmom1117
10 ай бұрын
One of my fathers favorite artist. I really loved the song "Hold On To What You've Got." Being a 70's child "I Got Cha" and "Ain't Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman" were two other songs I liked by him. Remember him performing it on Soul Train. No, I never knew about the J. Tex & J. Brown rivalry. Thanks for this history on the talented singer and performer Joe Tex. 💞🎶🎼🎵 Ps, I loved the animated clip too.
@stephenkerner8246
9 ай бұрын
You have done a great service to this fabulous and talented musician. Thank You very much.
@EugeneTyson-n4b
9 ай бұрын
He was one of the best
@dyshondafowler8008
8 ай бұрын
Me too. My favorite was Ain't Gone Bump No More too
@kevinjackson6568
10 ай бұрын
Underrated I like Joe Tex thru 60s and 70s his music had humor😅
@adriennebrailsford6291
9 ай бұрын
My favorite Joe Tex song is I GotCha! Cracked me up when I first heard it …” you thought I didn’t see ya did ya? Uh huh huh …..” lmao
@chuckdieselkicksdisks2380
8 ай бұрын
My mom and dad had the record and I'm glad I discovered him when I was a young child through that record and searched for his other stuff
@uniqueorganicshaircare9880
10 ай бұрын
Joe Tex was very talented. His style was different and unique. Rest Up…
@sandrabrown4283
10 ай бұрын
I love "Ain't gonna bump no more," everyone did. When I first saw videos of him performing back in the days, I was stunned at his dance moves; that's when I realized where James Brown got it from😮
@kerry-j4m
9 ай бұрын
So Brown did copy Tex's dance moves after all ???
@aneesahpaisley6656
9 ай бұрын
I DON'T BELIEVE JAMES BROWN COPIED ALL OF JOE TEX'S MOVES THO' JOE TEX WAS VERY MUCH UNDERATED I ALWAYS LIKED JOE TEX .. I LIKED HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU GOT, THE LOVE YOU SAVE, I'M A MAN, WHICH WASN'T PLAYED HERE, BUT I LIKE THOSE THREE THE BEST I WISH "HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU GOT" WAS PLAYED/SUNG' TODAY IN THESE MODERN TIMES/ERA'S🎤
@paytonbf1
10 ай бұрын
Joe Tex is a R&B/Soul legend, and his legacy should never be forgotten! My favorite Joe Tex song is "I Got Cha", as it's obvious that Joe Tex was a great talent that also had a sense of humor!
@BedeYahEmmanuel
10 ай бұрын
I love his song "I want to "
@davewalker7775
9 ай бұрын
This man belongs in the music hall of fame someone said they never heard of him wow check him out
@daxterclark5092
8 ай бұрын
Facts!
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
This is a masterpiece
@tresfielder3148
9 ай бұрын
All I remember as a little boy in Meridian Ms, Joe Tex got the most airplay of any R&B singer. WQIC radio loved them some Joe Tex. I actually thought he was from Meridian as much as they used to play him in the early '70's. Joe was the man. Much respect to him and you for giving us this documentary of him.
@joylettecasey6215
9 ай бұрын
I remember "I Gotcha!" Rest In Peace Joe Tex!
@lakesiabeavers4161
10 ай бұрын
Wow, James Brown was crazy… they sound like Prince & Rick James😂😂😂
@lydmarl.475
9 ай бұрын
He sure was crazy!!!
@davidlongbottom4262
8 ай бұрын
With all due respect Prince and Rick sounded like them (J.B and Joe Tex)
@sherry2818
8 ай бұрын
James was terrible ! He was talented . He allegedly threw one of Motown’s songstress down the stairs! Allegedly!
@oleplanthafer7034
9 ай бұрын
"Under your powerful love" still finds its way into my vinyl set when dj'ing to young students today. Works! Getting young folks to enthusiastically dance to tracks they've certainly never heard before... 👍✊🏿
@keynind2905
10 ай бұрын
I Gotcha... my Favorite... I talked to Dr. John one time and Dr. John said that "He wanted to be his keyboard player"
@michele462
10 ай бұрын
I never heard of Joe Tex but interested in learning about his music.
@lydmarl.475
9 ай бұрын
He was it back in the days, he is a Soul legend!!
@6time686
9 ай бұрын
The Bernie Mac Show used I Got Cha in one of their funniest episodes and the song was just right for the scene!
@marvinwhittaker
10 ай бұрын
My favorite song by Joe Tex is "Skinny Legs And All". Yes I heard there was some beef between Joe Tex and James Brown. "You Keep Her" is considered the very first diss song.
@newme1813
8 ай бұрын
Around 8:09 - smooth as BUTTER! WHOA!😊 RIP, JOE TEX! (254) STAND UP! #TEXAS
@johnadams8975
9 ай бұрын
Another great Texas talent!!! thanks for this video, the world needs to know about Joe Tex!
@MBH5587
8 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to Joe Tex, James Brown, Stax Records, Motown, to name a few artists of that era.. my favorite Joe Tex song is Skinny Legs & All…Being from Philly, I didn’t know about the rivalry between JT & JB..Thankyou very much for making these videos
@terrylmcpherson5610
10 ай бұрын
Joe Tex was the baddest soul singer from my early childhood hands down! It's hard to pick, but I'm going with 'Skinny Legs & All' 😅. It's a short cut, but to those who hadn't heard of him at all, it's a nice & funny intro to him. May he continue to Rest in Power 🙏🏿
@joseyeastwood
8 ай бұрын
Ain’t going to bump no more was my favorite song of his Rest In Peace Joe.
@davidostring1289
9 ай бұрын
My favorite song was show me a man that's got a good woman, show me. I didn't know about the rivalry between him & James Brown. Thank you for that history lesson.
@soniatorres5227
10 ай бұрын
I’ve heard of Joe Tex but knew nothing about him. Very good video as always. I had no idea he had a problem with James Brown
@joyh2224
9 ай бұрын
Joe Tex , yessssss A under rated OG. I was 5yrs old My Aunt And Mom Loved listen to his music. What I think he was most famous for was the song: Hold on to what you got, Skinny Legs, I Got You. (He performed on Soul Train) and Charle Brown. Ain't gonna bump no more.
@jeanene7
9 ай бұрын
I heard the song the payback was about Joe Tex. And when James saw Tex on Soul Train dancing with dancer Damits Jo Freeman. He came in and danced with her. Hmm
@lakesiabeavers4161
10 ай бұрын
Very interesting video, you are the GOAT. I’m going to go to Joe catalog and listen to the songs you played, a few caught my ear. He was young, May this man be Resting In Peace!!
@1599maybole
9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your posts about these fabulous artists! The chart topping 80s English singer Paul Young covered SYSLJFM with his Soul group Q Tips at the end of the Seventies and I believe it was a hit. It was pretty close to Joe’s original
@dianneelaine157
10 ай бұрын
I knew about the rivalry & my favorite song by Joe Tex is I Gotcha
@Alice-fr1ef
9 ай бұрын
He was just as good as James Brown if not better just from what I've heard here. I remember his song Hold on to What You've Got and I loved it. I loved to listen to Joe Tex and often wondered about him and what happened to such a great talent.
@robbiebridges6021
8 ай бұрын
Nahh.. he couldn’t get wit James!!!! James moves were so much greater and smoother!! You can tell James brown the originator!!
@laquetaworley4791
8 ай бұрын
❤💓🙋🏾 Ooooo I love this channel It's really nice and neat This guy includes all music 🎵🎶
@mcdee5454
7 ай бұрын
My favorite Joe Tex song is "Anything You Wanna Know." A wonderful description of small town life. I grew up in a different time and a different place and am not Black but it draws a wonderful portrait anyone can appreciate.
@SoniaPhillips-nn1wc
9 ай бұрын
I got cha and aint gonna bump no more are my favorite songs by Joe Tex
@brotherloveakarhythmicsola2943
2 күн бұрын
Man great music journalism, please keep up the good work
@marycrowther8813
9 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ my two favorite songs by Joe TeX is I Ain't Bump no More with No Big Fat Ladies, skinny legs and all. No I didn't know that James Brown didn't like each other. But I wish that he knew how much we loved him and miss him so much.
@alessandrofabbrini9964
3 ай бұрын
One of my fathers favorite artist. I love all his songs. One in particular: Takin'a chance, but I don't know the history of it
@MaxcineRobinson-f2p
9 ай бұрын
Joe Tex on soul train singing I Gotcha with dancer Demita Jo Freeman had everyone I knew glued to the t.v. it probably got the most views.
@cynthiaduke4913
9 ай бұрын
WBPTV did a great job on this one 👏 I enjoyed it
@derricklester9210
10 ай бұрын
My favorite joe Tex song is. I Gotcha. Because I first heard that song in a Dr Pepper commercial
@kincamell2
9 ай бұрын
Gratitude
@PlayingInVestapol
9 ай бұрын
Back in 1978 my Aunt came me her 45 rpm collection. It had soooo many Joe Tex singles.
@sandraholmes4541
9 ай бұрын
He also had a song called, “Show Me. “ i love that cut! :)
@darlenebattle2713
9 ай бұрын
NEVER knew of the rivalry of those two gentlemen. I think thats sad because both were fantastically talented. My favorite song is the one where he said " the battery fell dead right in the heart of town, embarrassing me..." I was a little girl when my mom gave a reply to his confession: "I guess so!" I thought Joe was saying he was ashamed, but I listened minutes ago and realized the girlfriend was turned off!! Hey, I was six years old, what did I know?? 😅😅😅😅
@mikerichards8400
8 ай бұрын
Honestly, Joe Tex had it when singing soul music! He had the vocals, the moves, and the songs. My favorite song was "Hold on to What You Got!" Meaningful and True.
@charlesbatts3676
9 ай бұрын
A OLDER FRIEND OF MINE, WHO WAS IN A DO-WOP GROUP BACK IN THE DAY, TOLD ME JAMES BROWN STOLE A LOT OF HIS MOVES FROM JOE TEX. SO R&B ARTIST WERE BEEFING BACK IN THE DAY. THIS WAS AN INTERESTING VIDEO.
@dannyguillory8941
9 ай бұрын
Grew up listening to Joe Tex. One distinct memory as a kid was my mother playing "Hold On To What You've Got" to my older siblings and their girlfriends with that warning to listen to the words. Always loved his voice and style! Didn't know about the rivalry with James Brown until now.
@samuelmahmud1909
8 ай бұрын
Great video coverage 💯 Joe Tex is definitely a soul Legend and a pioneer of soul music. Great history lesson I didn't know about the Rivalry between he and James Brown
@backsweet
9 ай бұрын
I didn't know about the rivalry, I was too young. These were songs my mom's asked us to dance to, we had fun doing it and hanging out with the grown folks. I liked Joe Tex, my mom's loved him. It was plenty of Tex 45's in the 45 rack
@AFaceintheCrowd01
9 ай бұрын
A Mother’s Prayer is a mother of a single. We love JT.
@thankthelord4536
9 ай бұрын
I Gotcha"was my favorite.
@vernardervin8995
8 ай бұрын
“I ain’t Gonna Bump No More,” all time favorite. Great legend.
@tinawilliamsilovemarvingsy3605
9 ай бұрын
I love all of James brown and Joe Tex music. They both are legendary artists of their own right. Yes I knew about their rivalry about each other. James brown didn't really care for little Richard because he thought Richard looked better than him. But all of them are wonderful music artists and may they all RIP. My song for Joe Tex is "I ain't gonna bump no more with a big fat woman" and" I got ya" and " Hold on to what you got"
@lindasimpson6740
10 ай бұрын
You Had Better Hold On,my favorite song. I didn't know about the beef between him and James Brown. I really appreciate your videos. 🎉
@qwebra62
10 ай бұрын
Mr. Tex had a fly Widows Peak. I do not know why but barber were notorious for just cutting that beauty mark off. My fav song was “SAY THANK YOU”.
@michaelmitchell5098
10 ай бұрын
Now THAT was an underrated recording!
@earlyreed357
9 ай бұрын
WOW!!!!!!! I liked this vid.....makes me look at James in a whole other text.
@audiomez
9 ай бұрын
Buddy Killen was Joe’s manager and best friend. Joe was a gentleman, a scholar, a devout follower and minister within the Nation Of Islam who’s light shinnith as a beacon throughout his community of man…and his community of professional contemporaries. Many attribute Joe to being the first rapper.
@a.musaahmad5229
9 ай бұрын
Joe Tex was a Muslim under the teachings of the honorable Elijah Muhammad. In fact he was a minister. He was raising money to help the honorable Elijah Muhammad build a hospital on the south side of Chicago. They didn't complete the project but he was active in the Nation of Islam
@a.musaahmad5229
9 ай бұрын
@@audiomez nothing wrong with that. 👍🏿
@theramden6025
10 ай бұрын
I love your channel even if you do mispronounce names. Your effort is appreciated. Unsung missed a lot of artist. You fill in that missing space. Thank you so much. You have an old soul. Please do New Birth next.
@WBPTV
10 ай бұрын
🤣🤣 I Swear I Be Trying..I’ve Gotten Better Though.. About A Year And A Half Ago I Was Horrible With My Pronunciation.
@alexandradillard2077
9 ай бұрын
@@WBPTVI really enjoy your channel. Can you do one on the Esquire of Fet On Up fame?
@gloriousjohnson1807
8 ай бұрын
@@WBPTV : That's ok, we love the effort put into it!
@jimmybalantyne5545
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. I love Joe.
@jamesnewborn32
9 ай бұрын
My favorite Tex song is "Skinny Legs and all". Yes, I am familiar with the Tex-Brown rivalry. Joe was a wonderful performer, singer and songwriter. He should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He clearly put the hits up there. There are people with less hits than Joe is in the Hall of Fame. Joe's legacy continue. One of his sons, is a professional performer, singer and musician. He goes by the name "Joe Tex II".
@zalenaskye700
8 ай бұрын
Joe Tex was great singer What a great voice He should never had switched his style to suit a new generation
@williamoxendine6121
9 ай бұрын
I loved Joe he had some great songs
@SwimmerforLife-ll4lg
10 ай бұрын
Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With no Big Fat Woman) is my all-time FAVORITE Joe Tex record!!
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
He was sososo sososo sososo phenomenal
@markieffbankroll_4464
8 ай бұрын
Papa was too (1966) & i gotcha (1972) my most favorite to sample 🎵🎶
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
Gone but not forgotten
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
He was sososo sososo sososo fantastic
@GilObregon-hj6zh
9 ай бұрын
"Show Me" was my favorite by Joe Tex. "If Sugar Was As Sweet As You" (on Dial Records) became a NORTHERN SOUL favorite -- in the U.K. P.S. Just listened to a cool version of "Sugar" by U.K. band, Rockpile!
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
He was sososo sososo sososo pure
@sherry2818
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for giving us a sample of his songs! Wondering!
@pughoneycutt1986
9 ай бұрын
Tex was my mom's favorite soul singer, she called him the lovers singer. My favorite song is skinny legs, but I have to say his version of green grass of home is the best ever by a country mile
@normanfreeman8032
9 ай бұрын
Favorite song Gotcha and Ain't gon bump no more
@nancydriver8850
9 ай бұрын
Ain't gonna bump no mo' with no Big fat woman. Loved it!!
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
He was sososo sososo sososo bless
@sherry2818
9 ай бұрын
He was very entertaining! We all loved him. Going Chicken Crazy, You better keep the one you got , I Got ya! Well it goes on ! He was unique , to say the least. He made the name “ Leroy” a hit! The song Skinny legs and all; just blew us away!
@JamesBrown-um6wg
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so very much for your content
@michaelmitchell5098
10 ай бұрын
You done it again man!!! Excellent research and the pictures of the singles knocks me clean out! Just one thing…”You Got What It Takes” is not a cover of the Marv Johnson tune but a very different record altogether. Otherwise keep up the excellent coverage. Every time I think you’ve run out you got another one up your sleeve 😁!
@AddLoveTM126
10 ай бұрын
AWESOMELY well Covered; and Review of Mr. JOE TEX!👏🏼🥰🎤😎 I had No idea, He Released So many Records. My favorite song by Him, was, "Skinny Legs And All!"👏🏼😂I met Mr. James Brown; and He Autographed; and Awarded Me My FIRST $100.00 💵One Hundred Dollar Bill, for having drawn His Portrait.👩🎨❤️A few Years later, I spent an afternoon; with The Jackson Five, having drawn All of Their Portraits; as well!🥰❤Thanks A Million, Your Video Reviews are🔥🔥🔥👏🏽😎👑❤️
@susanbrissett9882
10 ай бұрын
It's such a shame about tex and James's animosity between one another 😢 R.I.E.P
@Clyde177
9 ай бұрын
Both Men had Huge EGO's
@Clyde177
9 ай бұрын
Especially James
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
He was sososo sososo sososo smooth
@Elwrt455
5 ай бұрын
I just learned that "Fever" was a poem that he regretfully gave it away
@darinkasaboski6829
9 ай бұрын
Joe was the Man!!!!!
@rahimshahid1937
10 ай бұрын
AWESOME AWESOME VIDEO THANK YOU FOR POSTING 👑👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥
@michaelbrown5147
9 ай бұрын
Check out Joe Tex sings with strings and things,wicked album.My dad got it in the early seventies. Family favourite.
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
He was sososo sososo sososo underrated
@darryljackson4813
10 ай бұрын
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show is probably my favorite song, as well as Papa Was Too and I Got Ya!
@sheilapalmer224
7 ай бұрын
He was sososo sososo sososo talented
@congofall
9 ай бұрын
I definitely didn’t know about the rivalry. I remember growing up, my mother had the record “I ain’t gone bump no more”.
@jeffreycallaway4614
9 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs was I Gotcha. In addition, I didn’t know he had a rivalry with James Brown.
@aerialpiksdroneimagery3256
9 ай бұрын
It's a tough choice with so many great songs from a great artiste, but I think You Better Believe It Baby just does it for me 🎶🎵👍
@Kruella_DeVille
9 ай бұрын
I am ashamed to say I had never heard of him…. Very informative!
@lydmarl.475
9 ай бұрын
Depending on when you were born.
@MrSevere51
4 ай бұрын
My favorite hits by Joe Tex is "I gotcha" and "You said a bad word". And no i didn't know about the beef between Joe Tex and James Brown. That was CRAZY! This conflict between the performers should've been settled on stage and unite. But egos reared its head. It was years before some hip-hop beefs! Joe Tex is an underrated performer- scratch it, he's a HARDEST WORKING MAN IN THE BIZ. Thank you for the information. Respect to Joe Tex 🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾!
@oleplanthafer7034
9 ай бұрын
You're right, Joe Tex, yeah, you're right! 😃
@kennethnorman8079
9 ай бұрын
I spent some time with a guy who was Joe Tex's road manager in the late sixties and early seventies. He said that the rivalry between James and Joe was real, but as time went on, it became a way for them to each get local press. He did say that at one time, just to get up James' nose, he started billing himself as "The Soul Brother Who Doesn't Need a Number". He also said that James stole Joe Tex's trick of throwing sand on the stage so he could slip around effortlessly. Joe is one of the most unappreciated of the sixties soul giants. I think a big problem is that he spent too long trying to imitate other artists(like Sam Cooke) before he found his true voice. That and his records haven't lent themselves to being sampled like James Brown's has. I recommend anyone interested in discovering sixties soul to check out any of his records.
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