Monday, August 12, 2013

August 12, 1926: Joe Jones (You Talk Too Much, California Sun, etc) born in New Orleans...



AUGUST 12, 1926
Joe Jones
 (August 12, 1926 – November 27, 2005

New Orleans born and educated at The Julliard Conservatory of Music, Joe started his music career as a valet, then pianist and arranger for B.B. King …

His debut solo single was"Will Call(1954) on Capitol Records…

"Will Call" didn't cause much of a stir on the charts, but his 1960 “You Talk Too Much”  was a smash hit nationally...  

" He also originally recorded  the much covered (by The Crickets, The Dictators, The Ramones, Bobby Fuller and even The Byrds, to name just a few!) "California Sun", which was made a hit by The Rivieras ...
 
Joe Jones claimed ownership of many of the classic Mardi Gras songs, but those claims were found to be erroneous by the courts…

R.I.P. Joe Jones

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