◇ image via WikipediaJoe Tex
Joe Tex is a House act. Their sound grew out of Reggie Young, Jack Clement, Little Willie John, Jackie Wilson and James Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how Joe Tex arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Big Joe Turner, Chuck Willis, The Drifters, Percy Sledge and Betty Everett, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sandy Posey, Buckwheat Zydeco, Swamp Dogg, Black Merda and The Shangri-Las, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Joe Tex, reaching back through Reggie Young and forward to Sandy Posey. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.
Joe Tex connections
Joe Tex grew out of Reggie Young, Jack Clement, Little Willie John and Jackie Wilson, shares an orbit with Big Joe Turner, Chuck Willis, The Drifters and Percy Sledge, went on to shape Sandy Posey, Buckwheat Zydeco, Swamp Dogg and Black Merda. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Joe Tex
Sounds and acts that shaped Joe Tex.
Artists similar to Joe Tex
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Joe Tex.
Bands Joe Tex shaped
Where the influence of Joe Tex travelled next.
Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next
Shapes the roadmapMusic Personality
Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.
Quizzes & badges
Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.
Friend / taste matching
Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.
Gaps
Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.