Guest Netspeaky Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Found this information on Joe Jama, maybe of interest to someone, seeings as he has one of the BIG sounds of the moment. JOE JAMA born June 12, 1949, This singer with a vocal range many peers envy was born Joe Perales in San Antonio. He was raised on Black music and he started singing along with the radio and records at age 5. "As for my name. When I got in with the Royal Jesters, I was 16 and I was all verde (green) when I did my first gig. It was in Corpus (Christi) and since it was out-of-town, we had to spend the night in a motel. "In the motel room, everyone was running around naked and when I came out of the bathroom in pajamas, they took one look at me, started laughing and calling me Joe Pajamas," Jama revealed. "Later they shortened it to Joe Jamming, Joe Jamas, until it would up Joe Jama; and that nickname stuck. In fact Oscar Lawson even registered the name at the court house." "What got me interested in music? The Beatles! What can I say. Elvis Presley was another of my idols," Jama said. "I learned all their songs then I taught myself to play my cousin's guitar." The first tune he learned was "Honky Tonk." Today people say he sounds like a black singer in a Chicano body. Jama can go pretty low and he can go pretty high. As a result, he is best known as a soul singer who sings from the heart. It's not really true Jama didn't record from 1976 to 1996 because if you've seen the Taco Cabana television commercial featuring "Gotta Lotta Enchilada," that's Joe's vocals making your mother water for an enchilada. Another popular television commercial on which you can hear Jama's voice is on a car dealership's commercial where Jama says, "Here in S.A. it's Team Chevrolet." Jama has also done Bud Lite and numerous other commercials Joe Jama Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MarkWhiteley Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Read it about 5 months ago and have been in touch with Joe and his agent since then. Managed to get hold of a one-off acetate of a later cut of "My life" Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest rachel Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Read it about 5 months ago and have been in touch with Joe and his agent since then. Managed to get hold of a one-off acetate of a later cut of "My life" link Is that the 'moderny' sounding version...? Recorded late 90s/ early 2000s? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Netspeaky Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Read it about 5 months ago and have been in touch with Joe and his agent since then. Managed to get hold of a one-off acetate of a later cut of "My life" link Didn't he have copies of the 60's 45?????????????? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Didn't he have copies of the 60's 45?????????????? link Joe has his own web site or did and don't think he has or had any copies of My Life Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 If you are in San Antonio Texas you can see him >HERE<< Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Chalky Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Go >>HERE<< and buy his latest release.....called....yep, My Life Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MarkWhiteley Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Is that the 'moderny' sounding version...? Recorded late 90s/ early 2000s? link Yes. Didn't he have copies of the 60's 45?????????????? link No. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest rachel Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Remember looking at Joe's website a while back but can't find it now.. however, this is the version of 'My Life' from the CD... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest rachel Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Err.. well a little bit of it... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
MarkWhiteley Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I'm not sure which I like best. I keep playing them 1 after the other but can't decide.... His voice certainly sounds better on the later cut, and the production is much clearer, but I think the 60s release is more earthy and soulful. Everyone I've played later one to (including Chalky) said they preffered the other one, so I suppose it must be the best! I'll post a scan of the acetate up when I can get my scanner to work. Give me 5 mins.... Billy P.S. If anyone should come accross a full length clip of the '01 release please don't post it up cos it'll be on a dubplate before ya know it I'll post a longer clip of it up but sorry, not full-length Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest rachel Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 P.S. If anyone should come accross a full length clip of the '01 release please don't post it up cos it'll be on a dubplate before ya know it I'll post a longer clip of it up but sorry, not full-length link Fair enough Billy, I won't (tis on CD though...). I prefer the 60s version too. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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