Joe Hinton
Joe Hinton | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Hinton |
| Born | November 15, 1929 Evansville, Indiana or Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 1968 (aged 38) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Soul singer |
| Years active | Mid 1950s–1968 |
Joseph Hinton (November 15, 1929 – August 13, 1968)[1] was an American soul singer.
Biography
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gold disc.[4]
"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,[1] while still in the prime of his recording career.
He is not to be confused with another R&B singer, who recorded for the Arvee and Soul labels as Little Joe Hinton, for Hotlanta as Joe Hinton, and who is also believed to have recorded under the name Jay Lewis.[5]
Chart singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop[6] | US R&B[7] | ||
| 1963 | "You Know It Ain't Right" | 88 | 20 |
| "Better to Give Than Receive" | 89 | — | |
| 1964 | " Funny "
|
13 | 1 |
| "A Thousand Cups of Happiness" | 111 | 19 | |
| 1965 | "I Want a Little Girl" | 132 | 34 |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ a b Biography, Allmusic.com
- ^ Chart Positions, Allmusic.com
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Joe Hinton at Discogs.com
- ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 193.
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