Remembering Joe Tex, born Joseph Arrington, Jr. on August 8, 1935, in Rogers, Bell County, Texas -- he died on August 13, 1982. Tex gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of country, gospel and rhythm and blues. His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, "Hold What You've Got", in