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    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.

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    About the Joe Tex

    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. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits, and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, “Hold What You’ve Got” in 1964, he had recorded 30 previous singles that were deemed failures on the charts. He went on to have four million-selling hits: “Hold What You’ve Got” (1965), “Skinny Legs and All” (1967), “I Gotcha” (1972), and “Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)” (1977).

    Tex was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame six times, most recently in 2017.

    6 Quotes by Joe Tex

    1. 1.

      I vividly remember bowling 20 + games a day, 2 or 3 times a week.

      Joe Tex

      American singer-songwriter

    2. 2.

      I started bowling when I was 14, my freshman year in high school.

      Joe Tex

      American singer-songwriter

    3. 3.

      Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments.

      Joe Tex

      American singer-songwriter

    4. 4.

      I was born on May 17, 1979, in Newark, New Jersey.

      Joe Tex

      American singer-songwriter

    5. 5.

      Soon after I was born, my parents moved to the South Florida area, and I’ve lived here ever since (with a few years of living in both Portugal and Brazil in my younger days).

      Joe Tex

      American singer-songwriter

    6. 6.

      Currently, I bowl regional tournaments out of the PBA Southern Region.

      Joe Tex

      American singer-songwriter