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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| name = Joe |
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| image = Joe Thomas.JPG |
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| caption = Joe performing at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York in June 2009 |
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| background = solo_singer |
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| birth_name = Joe Lewis Thomas |
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| alias = |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|07|05}} |
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| origin = [[Columbus, Georgia]], [[United States]] |
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| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] |
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| occupation =[[Singer-songwriter]], [[Record producer]] |
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| years_active = 1993–present |
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| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<small> (1993–1995)</small><br>[[Jive Records|Jive]]<small> (1995–2008)</small><br>[[Kedar Entertainment]]<small> (2008-Present) |
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| associated_acts = [[Keith Sweat]], [[Chico DeBarge]], [[Mystikal]], [[Case (singer)|Case]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[N'Sync]], [[G-Unit]], [[Big Pun]] |
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| website = http://www.kedar.com/joe/ |
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| notable_instruments = Guitar, Piano |
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}} |
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'''Joe Lewis Thomas''' (born July 5, 1972), usually credited simply as '''Joe''', is an [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[record producer]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Joe was born on the 5th July 1972 and is a native of [[Cuthbert, Georgia|Cuthbert]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and later moved to [[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika]], [[Alabama]]. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing [[guitar]], and even directing the choir. He was influenced in his early career by gospel performers such as: [[The Winans]], [[Commissioned (gospel group)|Commissioned]], and [[Vanessa Bell Armstrong]]. Joe also grew to love soul legends like [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Marvin Gaye]] as well as [[New Jack Swing|contemporary]] stars such as [[Bobby Brown]] and [[Keith Sweat]]. |
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==Career== |
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===1990s=== |
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Joe graduated from [[Opelika High School|high school]] and continued to sing and write music while working at occasional temporary jobs. Finally, he traveled to New Jersey, hoping to make connections in the music industry. While working at a gospel record store and continuing his music education through a local church, he met producer Vincent Herbert and recorded a three-song demo tape. He signed to Polygram/Mercury and in 1993 released his album debut, ''Everything''. This album produced a minor hit for him and he was subsequently released from his contract. Joe also had a song called "All the Things" that appeared on the soundtrack to the [[Wayans Brothers]] film ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]'' (the brothers later used songs from Joe in loves scenes in their various films over the years). Joe then signed to [[Jive Records]] for his 1997 album, ''[[All That I Am (Joe album)|All That I Am]]''. This proved to be his breakthrough album, reaching #13 on the [[Billboard 200]] chart, and number 4 on the [[United States|US]] ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]]. The hit singles from this album included the Top 5 R&B/Top 20 pop hit "All the Things Your Man Won't Do", the Top 5 R&B/Top 40 pop hit "Don't Wanna Be a Player", produced by [[Rodney Jerkins]], and "The Love Scene". "Don't Wanna Be a Player", produced by Rodney Jerkins, was also featured on the ''[[Booty Call]]'' soundtrack, helping its success. ''All That I Am'' eventually went platinum in the US.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} Joe remixed a duet by [[Barry White]] and [[Tina Turner]] called "Never in Your Wildest Dreams" and wrote and produced debut albums by [[Ideal (band)|Ideal]] and Déjà Groove in the late 1990s. Joe also sang on the remix of Big Punisher's "Still Not a Player", produced by [[Knobody]], which interpolated Joe's "Don't Wanna Be a Player". Joe sang the background vocals on [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]'s track "[[Angel in Disguise (Brandy Norwood song)|Angel in Disguise]]" on her sophomore album, ''[[Never Say Never (Brandy Norwood album)|Never Say Never]]''. |
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Joe appeared on the track "[[Thank God I Found You]]" with [[Mariah Carey]] which appeared on her ''[[Rainbow (Mariah Carey album)|Rainbow]]'' album. This song was released as the second single and came at #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. This track also became a hit internationally, helping to raise Joe's profile in other parts of the world. |
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===2000-2007: Rise to success=== |
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In April 2000, Joe released his third album, ''[[My Name Is Joe (album)|My Name Is Joe]]'', which became his most successful album to date, reaching the top of the R&B album chart and #2 on the Billboard 200, eventually selling more than three million copies.{{Citation needed|date=August 2007}} This album was also his first to make an impression outside the US. It featured the Top 5 R&B (#2) and pop (#4) hit lead single "I Wanna Know", which also reached the Top 40 in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |
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| first= David |
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| year= 2006 |
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| title= British Hit Singles & Albums |
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| edition= 19th |
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| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited |
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| location= London |
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| isbn= 1-904994-10-5 |
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| page= 284}}</ref> and [[Australia]]. The second single released was "Treat Her Like A Lady", which enjoyed moderate success. The third single, the [[Roy "Royalty" Hamilton]] & [[Teddy Riley (new jack swing)|Teddy Riley]]-produced "[[Stutter (Joe song)|Stutter]]", was #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks chart, and part of the Top 10 in the UK,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> and top 20 in Australia. [[Mystikal]] appeared on the remix of the single, which sampled [[The Pharcyde]]'s 1992 hit "Passin' Me By", which in turn samples [[Quincy Jones]]' "[[Summer in the City]]". |
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The ''[[Better Days (Joe album)|Better Days]]'' album was released in 2001, reaching #32 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the R&B chart. It featured two singles, "Lets Stay Home Tonight", which reached #18 on the US R&B chart, and "What If A Woman". |
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In 2002, Joe did another collaboration with [[Mariah Carey]] on the remix version of her first single "[[Through the Rain]]" from her album ''[[Charmbracelet]]''. The song also features vocals from [[Kelly Price]]. He also recorded a track called "God's Work" which was not released but appeared on a sampler on Jive Records. |
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Joe recruited high profile guests for the ''[[And Then ...]]'' album released in late 2003. [[R. Kelly]] wrote the track "More and More", which was supposed to be on his ''Loveland'' album. [[G-Unit]] features on "Ride Wit U". The singles from the ''And Then ...'' album included the Top 20 R&B hit "More and More", "Ride Wit U", and "Priceless". A [[double A-side]]d single "More and More" and "Ride Wit U" made the Australian top 40 in July 2004, as well as #12 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> ''And Then ...'' reached #26 on the US album chart and #4 on the R&B chart. |
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Joe's sixth album, ''[[Ain't Nothin' Like Me]]'', was produced by [[Tim & Bob]], [[The Underdogs (duo)|The Underdogs]], [[Cool & Dre]], [[Bryan-Michael Cox]], and [[Sean Garrett]]. The album featured guest appearances by [[Nas]], [[Fabolous]], [[Papoose (rapper)|Papoose]], [[Young Buck]] and [[Tony Yayo]]; and was released on April 24, 2007. The first single was "Where You At", written by [[Sean Garrett]] and produced by [[Chrisclusive]] featuring rapper [[Papoose (rapper)|Papoose]]. The video for the single was shot by music video director [[Billie Woodruff]]. |
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He was confirmed as one of the judges on ''[[Making the Band]]''. Joe performed a [[cover version]] of "[[Before He Cheats]]", a [[Carrie Underwood]] hit, as a [[Pepsi]] Smash exclusive on [[Yahoo! Music]]. He changed the lyrics to fit a male's perspective, and titled his version "Before I Cheat".<ref>[http://video.music.yahoo.com/up/music/music/?rn=1301797&vid=44151156 Yahoo! Music Videos<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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===2008-present: Independent releases=== |
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[[File:Joe playing guitar.JPG|thumb|Joe playing the guitar at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York in June 2009]] |
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Joe released ''[[Joe Thomas, New Man]]'' independently on September 23, 2008, and his second independent album, titled ''[[Signature (Joe album)|Signature]]'', was released on July 14, 2009 in Japan and the US. It was named iTunes Best R&B album of 2009. He is also working on a record with singer Ayoade Adeyinka. |
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In 2010, Joe collaborated with [[Keith Sweat]] featuring on Sweat's album on the song, "Test Drive". |
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On October 18, 2011, A new album, ''[[The Good, the Bad, the Sexy]]'' was released.<ref>Twitter of Joe</ref> |
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===Personal Life=== |
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Joe has two sons and a daughter and a wife called euginia |
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On February 19, 2013, Joe released a new single, titled "I'd Rather Have a Love". It is the first single from his pending Summer album, which will be called "Double Back ~ The Evolution Of R&B." |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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*[[iTunes]] |
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**2009, Best R&B Album: "Signature" |
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*[[BET Awards]] |
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**2001, Best R&B Male Artist (Nominated) |
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*[[Grammy Awards]] |
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**2002, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Let's Stay Home Tonight" (Nominated) |
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**2002, Best R&B Album: ''[[Better Days (Joe album)|Better Days]]'' (Nominated) |
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**2002, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "More Than a Woman" w/ Angie Stone (Nominated) |
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**2000, Best Pop Collaboration w/ Vocals: "Thank God I Found You" w/ 98 Degrees & Mariah Carey (Nominated) |
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**2000, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "I Wanna Know" (Nominated) |
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**2000, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "Coming Home" w/ Brian McKnight & BeBe Winans (Nominated) |
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**2000, Best R&B Album: ''[[My Name Is Joe (album)|My Name Is Joe]]'' (Nominated) |
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*[[Image Awards]] |
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**2001, Outstanding Music Album: ''[[My Name Is Joe (album)|My Name is Joe]]'' (Nominated) |
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*[[Soul Train Awards]] |
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**1999, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: "Still Not a Player" w/ [[Big Pun]] (Nominated) |
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==Discography== |
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{{Main|Joe discography}} |
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;Studio albums |
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*1993: ''[[Everything (Joe album)|Everything]]'' |
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*1997: ''[[All That I Am (Joe album)|All That I Am]]'' |
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*2000: ''[[My Name Is Joe (album)|My Name Is Joe]]'' |
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*2001: ''[[Better Days (Joe album)|Better Days]]'' |
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*2003: ''[[And Then...]]'' |
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*2007: ''[[Ain't Nothin' Like Me]]'' |
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*2008: ''[[Joe Thomas, New Man]]'' |
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*2009: ''[[Signature (Joe album)|Signature]]'' |
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*2011: ''[[The Good, The Bad, The Sexy]]'' |
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*2013: ''[[Double Back ~ The Evolution Of R&B]]'' - "Due in Summer" |
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;Compilation albums |
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*2008: ''[[Greatest Hits (Joe album)|Greatest Hits]]'' |
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*2009: ''Joe ([[iTunes Essentials]])'' |
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*2010: ''iTunes Live from SoHo (EP)'' |
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*2010: ''Joe Live from Japan'' |
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;Christmas albums |
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*2009: ''[[Make Sure You're Home for Christmas]]'' |
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*2009: ''[[Home Is The Essence Of Christmas]]'' |
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;Others |
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*1996: ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)]]'' |
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*1998: ''[[Rush Hour (soundtrack)]]'' |
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*1999: ''[[The Wood (soundtrack)]]'' |
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*1999: ''[[Personal Conversation]] - [[Case (singer)|Case]]'' |
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*1999: ''[[Whispers in the Dark (album)|Whispers In The Dark]] - [[Profyle]]'' |
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*1999: ''[[The Game (Chico DeBarge album)|The Game]] - [[Chico DeBarge]]'' |
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*2000: ''Hip-Hop/R&B 2000 (iTunes Essentials)'' |
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*2001: ''FB Entertainment Presents - The Good Life Album'' |
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*2002: ''[[Drumline (film)#Soundtrack|Drumline (soundtrack)]]'' |
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*2008: ''[[Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins]] soundtrack'' |
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*2011: ''TD Jakes Presents - Sacred Love Song 2'' |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{official website|http://www.kedar.com/joe/}} |
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* {{MySpace|officialjoemusic|Joe}} |
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* {{Twitter|JoeThomas563}} |
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* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p39682|label=Joe}} |
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* {{IMDB name|1073941|Joe}} |
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* [http://www.blackvibes.com/features/news/story.asp?newsid=510 JOE Thomas Interview on BlackVibes.com] |
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* {{fr}} [http://www.soulrnb.com/communaute/groups/viewgroup/58-Joe Groupe dédié à Joe] sur [http://www.soulrnb.com '''SoulRnB.com'''] |
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* [http://www.soulinterviews.com/joe-2011/ JOE 2011 Interview at Soulinterviews.com] |
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{{Joe}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME =Joe |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =July 5, 1973 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Cuthbert, Georgia|Cuthbert]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joe}} |
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[[Category:1973 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American record producers]] |
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[[Category:Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)]] |
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[[Category:African-American singers]] |
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[[Category:American male singers]] |
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[[Category:American rhythm and blues singers]] |
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[[Category:Hip hop singers]] |
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[[Category:Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)]] |
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