Posted January 17, 200520 yr Hello! I picked up 2 45s and I'm not sure where they fit in, but they sound good. Anybody ever here of Joe Hinton, or James Crawford? Thank You!
January 17, 200520 yr Hello! I picked up 2 45s and I'm not sure where they fit in, but they sound good. Anybody ever here of Joe Hinton, or James Crawford? Thank You! link "What I know about Joe Hinton could be written on the back of a postage stamp. Extensive detective work (ie: Google) reveals that he was gospel singer before turning to soul music but none of his releases were big hits and, sadly, he died of skin cancer in 1968 at the age of 39. That's it basically, I've never seen a picture of the guy and "Funny" is the only recording of his I've ever heard, but it's great enough for me to want to hear more. A 1964 cover of a Willie Nelson song, Hinton turns in a sublime half-sung, half-spoken vocal with a high note at the end that's like clouds parting and a host of heavenly angels appearing. I'd love to know if the rest of his work is as fabulous or was it just a one-off moment of Godliness but unfortunately his entire oeuvre is long out of print. So if some kind person from the record label that owns his stuff is reading this, I'd like it re-issued on nice shiny CD please (pretty please) so I can answer that question without shelling out major greenbacks on the original vinyl. So come on Mr. Record Exec, the world doesn't need anymore Bob Dylan box sets, rescue Joe Hinton from dusty obscurity." https://www.duvigneaud.net/James_Crawford.html Londonlee
January 17, 200520 yr Hello! I picked up 2 45s and I'm not sure where they fit in, but they sound good. Anybody ever here of Joe Hinton, or James Crawford? Thank You! link Joe Hinton-Backbeat. "Got you on my mind"? nice tune.
January 17, 200520 yr "Funny!" (One of my favourite singles by Joe Hinton!) There are about a hundred singles by him on backbeat, and one or two on Soul. Got some great early stuff, which one did you buy? Jodie x
January 17, 200520 yr James Crawford was an integral part of James Brown's Revue in the 60s. He recorded for (among others) Smash, Mecury and Omen. My favourite by him is "Stop and Think It Over" on Mercury, which is a great ballad. Most of his records are pretty good.
January 17, 200520 yr "Funny!" (One of my favourite singles by Joe Hinton!)Â There are about a hundred singles by him on backbeat, and one or two on Soul. Got some great early stuff, which one did you buy? Jodie x link "You know it ain't right" and "Love sick blues" on the back beat label. The James Crawford has "Honest I do" part 1 on one side part 2 on the other. An Omen label. Thank You I really appreciate the input. Edited January 17, 200520 yr by electriczipper
January 18, 200520 yr Funny How Time Slips Away--Joe Hinton Awesome tune, we used it as our last record at The Piccadilly Club(M/cr) in the mid 70's. Some kind soul gave it to me on a Vocalion demo. Thankyou. Cheers Tony
January 18, 200520 yr Hello! I picked up 2 45s and I'm not sure where they fit in, but they sound good. Anybody ever here of Joe Hinton, or James Crawford? Thank You! link Plenty of stuff, James Crawford on Mercury, Blue Rock, Omen, King. Joe Hinton on Backbeat, Arvee. Whats the tracks called?
January 18, 200520 yr Hello! I picked up 2 45s and I'm not sure where they fit in, but they sound good. Anybody ever here of Joe Hinton, or James Crawford? Thank You! link Yeah, as they've said below Back Beat is the label for Joe Hinton. No shame in having him in your collection. I bought 'you gotta have love' from Ben Summers for seven quid. Can't think of that many other records of that value that are that good - Awsome. What's the your track by JH?
January 20, 200520 yr OH YEAH! "Honest I Do" by James Crawford on Omen is a killer! What a gorgeous label design, too. I've played that many many times in a northern set. "You Gotta Have Love" by Joe Hinton is pretty nice. Another good tune by him is "Let's Start a Romance on a fuscia and black Arvee label. This is a really good Belgium Popcorn number and predates the Back Beat recordings. KTF Jas
January 21, 200520 yr Is the Joe Hinton on the Motown label SOUL the same guy as on Back Beat? I remember a discussion about this and I think it was said that the SOUL 45 came out after Joe Hinton on Back Beat had died. Don't know for sure though.
January 21, 200520 yr THere outta be a law, nice Joe Hinton track. link Got many a spin at Stafford and during the 80's, there's hope for you yet Andy mate
January 23, 200520 yr Is the Joe Hinton on the Motown label SOUL the same guy as on Back Beat? I remember a discussion about this and I think it was said that the SOUL 45 came out after Joe Hinton on Back Beat had died. Don't know for sure though. link The Joe Hinton "Soul" recording artist is different from the "Backbeat" artist, the "Motown" Joe Hinton was an opening act for Bobby Bland then later wrote and produced for David Ruffin,Gladys Knight, Jr Walker,Four Tops and the Originals. In 1971 he worked for GRC and recorded "Take My Hand In Your Hand" and also "Hannahs Love" (i really like this track) but from my info doesn't appear to have recorded after GRC folded.
January 23, 200520 yr Quick surf and found this little biog about Joe Hinton..... Joe Hinton was a super gospel vocalist and an even finer soul singer, among the most emphatic and gripping among '60s stylists. Hinton originally was a member of the Chosen Gospel Singers and later was a lead vocalist for the Spirit of Memphis quartet before turning to soul in the mid-'60s. While none of his songs for Backbeat were ever huge hits, his releases were masterfully crafted, emotionally arresting performances. His signature song was a 1964 remake of Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away," complete with a shattering, octave-leaping finale. It reached number 13 on the R&B charts, but deserved a much better fate. Hinton unfortunately died in Boston in 1968, and never got the wider notoriety he deserved.
January 23, 200520 yr Joe Hinton-Backbeat. "Got you on my mind"? nice tune. link Great tune , failry cheap I think about 50 sods - ace guitar bit near the end
January 25, 200520 yr Plenty of stuff, James Crawford on Mercury, Blue Rock, Omen, King. Joe Hinton on Backbeat, Arvee. Whats the tracks called? link James Crawford: When lonliness knocks on my door - Mercury much to much- Mercury i dont care- mercury if you dont work-mercury stop and think it over - mercury Got no excuses/horay for the child-Bluerock 4033 omen 112 stone fox/inst (i think on flip)-King I'll work it out/ inst(?)-King All have James Brown conections - but interestingly not repeated items by other artists like so many JB prods so some say in his own work. Thought maybe he'd be a 'Dapp' or a 'five Royals' even Bing Bong a 'Determination' but the grey matter isnt telling me nothing. (Jewels,Swans,Midnighter,... all JB prods on those + groups)(just a back check thru My King stuff and Vickie Anderson did I,ll work it out) ive details on numbers on all but it aint easy to find these days of mounting vinyl Some fabulous stuff on King on reflection prod by James B Theres a couple of Joe Hinton LP's on Back Beat- or one anyway for sure, some on ABC Blues label-Cant recall names but a couple of good none single tracks with style and both of the Back Beat one.
January 25, 200520 yr James Crawford: When lonliness knocks on my door - Mercury much to much- Mercury i dont care- mercury if you dont work-mercury stop and think it over - mercury Got no excuses/horay for the child-Bluerock 4033 omen 112 stone fox/inst (i think on flip)-King I'll work it out/ inst(?)-King All have James Brown conections - but interestingly not repeated items by other artists like so many JB prods so some say in his own work. Thought maybe he'd be a 'Dapp' or a 'five Royals' even Bing Bong a 'Determination' but the grey matter isnt telling me nothing. (Jewels,Swans,Midnighter,... all JB prods on those + groups)(just a back check thru My King stuff and Vickie Anderson did I,ll work it out) ive details on numbers on all but it aint easy to find these days of mounting vinyl Some fabulous stuff on King on reflection prod by James B Theres a couple of Joe Hinton LP's on Back Beat- or one anyway for sure, some on ABC Blues label-Cant recall names but a couple of good none single tracks with style and both of the Back Beat one. link I'll read the downloads first in future, sorry to repeat, gutted i missed some though..... should read 'off' the Back Beat ............
January 25, 200520 yr Great tune , failry cheap I think about 50 sods - ace guitar bit near the end link agreed but I cannot sell my mint spare copy for £30 strange
Hello! I picked up 2 45s and I'm not sure where they fit in, but they sound good. Anybody ever here of Joe Hinton, or James Crawford?
Thank You!