Joe Houston

Joe Houston
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Genre: Blues
Styles: Jump Blues, Early R&B, Rock & Roll
Biography: Joe Houston is a honking R&B saxman of wallpaper-peeling potency who recorded for virtually every major independent R&B label in Los Angeles during the 1950s. When the jump blues tradition faded, he segued right into rock & roll, even cutting budget "twist" and "surf" albums for Crown that didn't sound ...Read full biography
Joe Houston Rocks & Rolls All Nite Long
Released: 1957
Label: Crown
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The Blues & Nothin' Else
Released: 1996
Label: Shattered
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Of all the honkers who worked the table tops out on the West Coast, one of the very best was "Big" Joe Houston. Able to jump from big band to small combo blues and R&B with consummate ease, Houston was ...Read full review
More Joe Houston albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (6)
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