| Background: | person |
| Joe Hicks | |
| Origin: | United States |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 1960s–1970s |
| Label: | Stone Flower, Enterprise |
Joe Hicks is an American R&B and soul blues singer and songwriter. He hailed from San Francisco, California, United States, and found limited success in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hicks recorded an album for a subsidiary label of Stax Records.
His 1968 recording, "Don't It Make You Feel Funky", was produced by Pat Vegas and released by AGC Records;[1] it later appeared on the 1995 compilation album, A Treasure Chest of Northern Soul.[2] In 1969, he recorded the single, "I'm Goin' Home" b/w "Home Sweet Home - Part II", which was written and produced by Sly Stone, and released on the latter's Stone Flower label.[3]
His joint compositions with Delaney Bramlett, "Sound of the City" and " I Know Something Good About You", were featured on Delaney & Bonnie & Friends' 1972 album, D&B Together.[4] With Bobby Womack, Hicks co-wrote "Simple Man" and "Ruby Dean" (which both appeared on Womack's 1972 Understanding album),[5] plus Womack's hit single, "That's The Way I Feel About Cha".
In 1973, Hicks recorded the album, Mighty Joe Hicks, which was released by Enterprise Records (a subsidiary label of Stax). It included the track, "Ruby Dean".[6]
He is not to be confused with a similarly named, Missisissippi raised, Delta blues drummer and singer, who performed with the Fieldstones.[7]
| Year | A-side | B-side | Record label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "Soul Meetin'" | "Don't It Make You Feel Funky" | AGC 0001 Records | |
| 1968 | "I Gotta Be Free" | "Don't It Make You Feel Funky" | AGC 2 Records | |
| 1969 | "I'm Goin' Home" | "Home Sweet Home - Part II" | Sceptre / Stone Flower | |
| 1970 | "Life and Death in G&A - Part I" | "Life and Death in G&A - Part II" | Stone Flower | |
| 1973 | "Ruby Dean" | "Train of Thought" | Enterprise |