Joe Bihari

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Joseph "Joe" Bihari (born May 30, 1925 in Memphis (Tennessee) , † November 28, 2013 in Los Angeles ) was an American music producer. He is considered "one of the greatest producer pioneers in R&B " and was the discoverer of BB King .

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Bihari, son of a Jewish-Hungarian immigrant, grew up mostly in a Jewish children's home in New Orleans . In 1945, his older brothers Jules and Saul Bihari helped found the Modern Records label . In the 1950s, Modern and its sub-labels released influential R&B recordings such as Jesse Belvin's " Goodnight My Love ". Bihari was one of the first producers to suggest that bands work with two identities (so The Cadets , who interpreted “Stranded in the Jungle”, also formed The Jacks ).

In 1948 and 1953, on his voyages of discovery to the southern states, Bihari focused on the then undiscovered country blues stylists . Modern was the first label to sign later stars of this genre such as John Lee Hooker , Etta James , Elmore James and Johnny Guitar Watson . In 1951 Bihari recorded the "Three O-Clock Blues" with the young BB King in Memphis; Bihari's assistant, Ike Turner , was the pianist .

After Modern Records had no more economic success from the 1970s, Bihari initially sold motorcycle spare parts; later he worked as a contractor in Beverly Hills , but kept coming back to music. In 2001 he produced his album Here and Now with Turner .

Under the pseudonym Josea, Bihari was illegitimately cut in as a composer in numerous works by the artists he produced, as a lyricist on some doo-wop numbers by Vince Weaver . A long interview with Bihari is documented in John Broven's book "Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers". With his brothers, Joe Bihari was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006.

The Bihari brothers Lester, Jules, Saul and Joe also star in the 2019 biographical feature film about Rudy Ray Moore , Dolemite Is My Name . Joe Bihari is played by Aleksandar Filimonovic in the film .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Christian Broecking, Stefan Franzen & Martin Laurentius: Died: Joe Bihari. In: Jazz Thing & Blue Rhythm. December 19, 2013, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Alison Fensterstock: Joe Bihari, New Orleans-raised 'record man' who recorded BB King and John Lee Hooker, has died. In: NOLA com | The Times-Picayune. December 13, 2013, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  3. ^ William Yardley: Joe Bihari, Who Put Early R&B on Record, Dies at 88 . In: The New York Times . December 11, 2013, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed November 13, 2019]).
  4. ↑ Joe, Jules, Lester, and Saul Bihari. In: The Blues Foundation. November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2019 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Bihari, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bihari, Josef (real name); Josea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American music producer
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Memphis (Tennessee)
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 2013
Place of death los Angeles