Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter
Singer

Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. Hunter was a prolific songwriter, and some estimate he wrote more than 7,000 songs.

Hunter was born on October 10, 1914 in Kirbyville, Texas. Hunter was a talented pianist by the age of 13. He made his first recording in 1933.

In 1942 he moved to Los Angeles. He wrote and recorded his first song "Blues at Sunrise", which became a nationwide hit on the R&B charts in 1945. In 1949, he recorded "I Quit My Pretty Mama". and "guess who". He recorded "I Almost Lost My Mind", which topped the 1950 R&B charts. By 1954, he had recorded over 100 songs.

While visiting Memphis, Tennessee in the spring of 1957, Hunter was invited by Elvis Presley to visit Graceland. Presley recorded several of his songs.

Hunter returned as a country singer in the late 1960s and recorded an album titled I've Always Been Country.
Hunter died on November 8, 1974 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 60.

Songs of Ivory Joe Hunter

* A Tear Fell (1955)

* Empty Arms (1957)

* I Almost Lost My Mind (1950)

* I Need You So (1950)

* Since I Met You Baby (1957)

* Yes I Want You (1958)



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