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| Biography: Joe Tex made the first Southern soul record that also hit on the pop charts ("Hold What You've Got," in 1965, made number five in Billboard). His raspy-voiced, jackleg preacher style also laid some of the most important parts of rap's foundation. He is, arguably, the most underrated of all the '60s soul ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1969 Label: Atlantic Critics' Rating:  A 1969 Memphis session that produced a big hit from the title track's folk wisdom, a truly hilarious moment in "It Ain't Sanitary," and vintage Tex in "Grandma Mary," "Get Your Lies Together," and "The ...Read full reviewReleased: 1972 Label: Atlantic Critics' Rating: The era this material represents wasn't an artistic or commercial high-water mark in Tex's career, although it's OK. Like his late-'60s sides, it bridges smooth soul with funk and anticipates rap, though ...Read full review
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