Joe Tex: Looking For My Pig (Dial, 1964)Two interesting things about Joe Tex: he had a long-term feud with James Brown after the later "stole" his wife, Bea Ford. This suggests that Mrs Tex had nothing to do with it, which seems a little unlikely, no? Secondly, less than two years after this odd ode to swine, he converted to the Muslim faith - he became Yusuf Hazziez - and, presumably, never sang this again. Which is a shame, as Looking For My Pig is not only a wonderful song, it's also one of the finest titles for a pelvicular-pointed pop stormer it's ever been my pleasure to come across. Tex died in 1982 just days shy of his 49th birthday.
More great Texual healing here...
