Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter - American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist

Person from United States

Genres: blues, soul, rhythm and blues, 60s, oldies

Similar artists via Last.fm

Lloyd Price Chuck Willis Amos Milburn Big Joe Turner Percy Mayfield

About Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter (10 October 1914 – 8 November 1974) was an African American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist, best known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You, Baby" (1956). Billed as The Baron of the Boogie, he was also known as The Happiest Man Alive. He is sometimes confused with Motown producer-songwriter Ivy Joe Hunter. Born in Kirbyville, Texas, he was christened Ivory Joe as an infant. Developing an early interest in music from his father, Dave Hunter, who played guitar, and his gospel-singing mother, he was a talented pianist by the age of 13. As a teenager, Hunter made his first recording for Alan Lomax and the Library of Congress in 1933.

Taken from Last.fm

37,367 listeners  ·  143,171 plays via Last.fm