Yet another Unkie Cliff special!"Joe Hinton (November 15, 1929 – August 13, 1968) Hinton was born in Evansville, Indiana. He began as a gospel singer with the Chosen Gospel Quartet and the Spirit of Memphis Quartet. Producer Don Robey asked the singer to try doing secular tunes, and Hinton began recording for Robey's record label, Peacock Records, in 1958. It was not until 1963, with his fifth single on the label, that he managed to chart with "You Know It Ain't Right"; the next single, "Better to Give Than to Receive", also hit the lower regions of the charts. His biggest hit was 1964's "Funny How Time Slips Away", written by Willie Nelson; the tune (simply credited as "Funny" on the original record label) peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. Cash Box magazine listed "Funny How Time Slips Away" as #1 for four weeks on their R&B chart. The track sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. "I Want a Little Girl", the next single, also charted, but it was his last hit.
Hinton died of skin cancer in 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 38, while still in the prime of his recording career."
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Thank you very much for this one, KC! I have always really enjoyed Joe Hinton's voice, both with Spirit of Memphis and solo, but I somehow missed this CD compilation.
Thanks KC & Cliff
Another artist that I only knew by a couple of singles (and liked !)
So thanks again for adding to my education and pleasure !
Cheers
A belated thanks for this one to you and Unkie Cliff who has never steered me wrong yet. I have only heard a couple of songs by Hinton, enjoyed him, but funds being what they are, I put him on the 'to be bought later" list and then my aging memory focused on other things. I am looking forward to listening. As an aside, Willie Nelson could definietly write a song and I still contend he was primarily a jazz singer beneath that Austin veneer. His favorite guitarist was Django Reinhard and his phrasing is definitely not run-of-the mill country, outlaw, or whatever label one wants to give it.
So much great stuff, thanks! any chance of a re-up on this out of print gem?
PLEASE PUT A NEW LINK UP THANK YOU BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS HIGH AND LOW
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