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Also known as Joseph Arrington, Jr., Yusuf Hazziez

American singer-songwriter

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1935-08-08
Active to
1982-08-13
r&bsoulsouthern soul

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346,840
Total plays
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soulfunkrhythm and bluesbluesoldies

Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington, Jr., August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982) was an American rhythm & blues singer. Tex's last name was Arrington. He later changed it to Hazziez after conversion to Islam but his stage name was Joe Tex, for Texas, the state he was born & later died in. He gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel and rhythm and blues. Born in Rogers, Texas, in 1935 and raised in Baytown <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Baytown
Place of death
Navasota
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Islam
Genre
soul
Instrument
voice
Record label
Ace Records
Image
Joe Tex.png
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cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1933-08-08
date of death
1982-08-12
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1955-00-00
time period
20th century
pseudonym
Joe Tex
Commons category
Joe Tex
religious name
Yusuf Hazziez
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