Joe Jones
Joseph Charles Jones was an American R&B singer born August 12, 1926 in New
Orleans, Louisiana. Born Joseph Charles Jones, Jones served in the U.S. Navy
before studying music at the Juilliard School. Jones worked as a pianist and
arranger for B.B. King and released his debut solo single “Will Call” in 1954.
Jones achieved his biggest success in 1960 with the single “You Talk Too Much”,
which reached number 3 on the U.S. chart and was included on his 1961 album You
Talk Too Much. Jones released the single “California Sun” in 1961 and discovered
and managed the vocal group the Dixi...
