JOE TEX – THE NEW BOSS – ATLANTIC DIAL RECORD SERIES MONO LP – 1965
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JOE TEX – THE NEW BOSS – ATLANTIC DIAL RECORD SERIES MONO LP – 1965
Joe Tex Album “The New Boss”
MONO
Part of the Dial Records Series
Released on the Atlantic Record Label
© 1965
8115
Matrix:
A – 12279 – A
A – 12280 – A
“Way back in the 1950’s, an era that probably sounds like the middle ages to many of today’s young record fans, the man known as the boss of the blues was Big Joe Turner. He shouted the blues with an excitement that was contagious, and he scored continually with hit records like Shake Rattle & Roll, Flip Flop & Fly, and
Corrine Corrina. A few years later the great Ray Charles came into his own, succeeding to the boss title and holding it for many years with such inspired hits as I Got A Woman, What’d I Say, Hallelujah I Love Her So, and others too numerous to mention, all of which he wrote himself. In the early 1960’s the late Sam Cooke became the boss, swamping all competition with his hit songs, including Chain Gang, Good News, Shake, and Twistin’ The Night Away.
Now, in the mid-sixties, there is a new boss. His name is Joe Tex, and he is proving to be a worthy boss of the blues. Like Joe Turner, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke before him, he projects a tremendous excitement on stage, and at his personal appearances in theatres and at concerts he often throws his audiences into a frenzy. And like Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, Joe Tex writes practically all of the songs he records, an ability that adds to his status as a performer. To make the comparison even more striking, Joe Tex has now had six hits in a row, hits that have become as popular with pop fans as with dedicated blues followers. Four of them are included in this album, Hold What You’ve Got (his first big smash), You’ve Got What It Takes, A Woman (Can Change A Man), and I Want To (Do Everything For You) his latest chart record.
Joe Tex’s musical career stems from his childhood days. As a youngster he was encouraged to sing by his mother and sister, who were very active in church musical activities in their hometown of Baytown, Texas. Joe sang in church and in high school, and found the time on weekends to sing at various local functions. At the age of 18 Joe Tex entered an amateur show in Baytown and won. His prize was a two week, all expense trip to New York. During his stay in the big town, he entered another amateur show, this time at the Apollo Theater in New York. He won first prize and made such a hit with the audience that he was asked to return for a paid engagement. He did and stayed for four full weeks. This marked the beginning of his career as a professional singer.
Since that time Joe Tex has come a long way as a singer and as a songwriter. As a singer he has developed into one of the outstanding performers of the day, with a sound and a style distinctly his own. He sells a blues with depth and feeling, through a combination of vocalizing and talking that etches the bitter-sweet nature of the lyrics firmly upon the listener’s mind. But Joe Tex is not limited to blues. His roots have a country strain, as befits a lad from Baytown, Texas, and he can perform a country song like Detroit City or Roger Miller’s King Of The Road with an elan that displays his versatility.
Many of the songs that Joe Tex has written have been hits for other performers, Baby You’re Right, a big seller for James Brown a few years ago, was penned by Joe Tex. Ernie Kado and Jerry Butler, among others, have also recorded Joe Tex songs. All of Joe Tex’s hits to date have been his own compositions, and many of his new songs are contained in this album.
There is a good chance that a number of the songs in this album will ultimately wind up as Joe Tex hits too. Only four of the sides on this LP have ever been issued as single records. The other eight are newly recorded. They feature Joe Tex in varying moods, ranging from the tender Don’t Make Your Children Pay, to the driving new version of C. C. Rider, the heart-warming For Your Love, and the rhythmic Any Little Bit. They are all sung with the warmth and soulfulness that have become the hallmark of Joe Tex, THE NEW BOSS.”
Bob Rolontz
The Track List is as follows:
SIDE ONE
1. C. C. RIDER
(Joe Tex)
2. STOP LOOK AND LISTEN
(Alfred Cook)
3. FOR YOUR LOVE
(Ed Townsend)
4. A WOMAN (CAN CHANGE A MAN)
(Joe Tex)
5. WHAT IN THE WORLD
(Joe Tex)
6. YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES
(Joe Tex)
SIDE TWO
1. DON’T MAKE YOUR CHILDREN PAY
(Joe Tex)
2. KING OF THE ROAD
(Roger Miller)
3. DETROIT CITY
(Mel Tillis & Danny Dill)
4. ANY LITTLE BIT
(John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins)
5. HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT
(Joe Tex)
6. I WANT TO (DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU)
(Joe Tex)
Produced by BUDDY KILLEN
The LP is in Good Condition with some surface marks and surface scratches
It plays well
The Sleeve is in Very Good Condition with a tiny amount of scuffing, a “scratch” (hardly noticeable) on the front and a cross has been marked against Detroit City on the back
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