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Joe Hicks
Joe Hicks
Origin	United States
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1960s–1970s
Labels	Stone Flower, Enterprise

Joe Hicks is an American R&B and soul blues singer and songwriter.^[1] 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.

Career

His 1968 recording, "Don't It Make You Feel Funky", was produced by Pat Vegas and released by AGC Records;^[2] it later appeared on the 1995 compilation album, A Treasure Chest of Northern Soul.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] With Bobby Womack, Hicks co-wrote "Simple Man" and "Ruby Dean" (which both appeared on Womack's 1972 Understanding album),^[6] 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".^[1]

He is not to be confused with a similarly named, Missisissippi raised, Delta blues drummer and singer, who performed with the Fieldstones.^[7]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Record label
1973	Mighty Joe Hicks	Enterprise

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Singles

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