Joe Hicks (musician)

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Joe Hicks
OriginUnited States
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1960s–1970s
Labels Stone Flower, Enterprise

Joe Hicks is an American R&B and soul blues singer and songwriter. [1] He hailed from San Francisco, California, United States, and found limited success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hicks recorded an album for a subsidiary label of Stax Records.

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Career

His 1968 recording, "Don't It Make You Feel Funky", was produced by Pat Vegas and released by AGC Records; [2] it later appeared on the 1995 compilation album, A Treasure Chest of Northern Soul. [3] In 1969, he recorded the single, "I'm Goin' Home" b/w "Home Sweet Home - Part II", which was written and produced by Sly Stone, and released on the latter's Stone Flower label. [4]

His joint compositions with Delaney Bramlett, "Sound of the City" and " I Know Something Good About You", were featured on Delaney & Bonnie & Friends' 1972 album, D&B Together . [5] With Bobby Womack, Hicks co-wrote "Simple Man" and "Ruby Dean" (which both appeared on Womack's 1972 Understanding album), [6] plus Womack's hit single, "That's The Way I Feel About Cha".

In 1973, Hicks recorded the album, Mighty Joe Hicks, which was released by Enterprise Records (a subsidiary label of Stax). It included the track, "Ruby Dean". [1]

He is not to be confused with a similarly named, Missisissippi raised, Delta blues drummer and singer, who performed with the Fieldstones. [7]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleRecord label
1973Mighty Joe Hicks Enterprise

[1]

Singles

YearA-sideB-sideRecord label
1968"Soul Meetin'""Don't It Make You Feel Funky"AGC 0001 Records
1968"I Gotta Be Free""Don't It Make You Feel Funky"AGC 2 Records
1969"I'm Goin' Home""Home Sweet Home - Part II"Sceptre / Stone Flower
1970"Life and Death in G&A - Part I""Life and Death in G&A - Part II"Stone Flower
1973"Ruby Dean""Train of Thought"Enterprise

[8]

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