Smokin' Joe Kubek
Smokin' Joe Kubek (born in Grove City, Pennsylvania, on 30 November 1956; d… Read Full Bio ↴Smokin' Joe Kubek (born in Grove City, Pennsylvania, on 30 November 1956; died 11 October 2015) was an American Texas blues electric guitarist, songwriter and performer. In the 1980s he began performing with Louisiana-born musician and vocalist B'nois King and subsequently recorded as Smokin' Joe Kubek & B'nois King. In the 1990s, Kubek recorded as The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band feat. B'nois King and then as The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band.
Kubek grew up in the Dallas, TX, and was already playing his smokin' guitar on the Lone State chitlin circuit at age 14, supporting such musicians as Freddie King. Soon, he formed his own band and began playing a number of bars across Dallas. In the '80s, he met guitarist/vocalist B'nois King, a native of Monroe, LA, and the duo formed the first edition of The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band. The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band began playing the rest of the Southwest in the late '80s. In 1991, they signed to Bullseye Blues, releasing their debut, Steppin' Out Texas Style, the same year. Following its release, the band launched their first national tour. For the rest of the '90s, the Smokin' Joe Kubek Band toured the United States and toured frequently and issued records like 1993's Texas Cadillac, 1996's Got My Mind Back, and 2000's Bite Me. In 2003 Kubek and guitarist/vocalist Bnois King released Roadhouse Research on the Blind Pig label. The duo's second release for Blind Pig, Show Me the Money, came out in 2004. A single-disc collection of some of the best tracks from the Bullseye Blues years, Served Up Texas Style, came out in 2005. A third album from Blind Pig Records, My Heart's in Texas, was released in 2006.
Kubek released the album "Let That Right Hand Go" in 2012.
Kubek grew up in the Dallas, TX, and was already playing his smokin' guitar on the Lone State chitlin circuit at age 14, supporting such musicians as Freddie King. Soon, he formed his own band and began playing a number of bars across Dallas. In the '80s, he met guitarist/vocalist B'nois King, a native of Monroe, LA, and the duo formed the first edition of The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band. The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band began playing the rest of the Southwest in the late '80s. In 1991, they signed to Bullseye Blues, releasing their debut, Steppin' Out Texas Style, the same year. Following its release, the band launched their first national tour. For the rest of the '90s, the Smokin' Joe Kubek Band toured the United States and toured frequently and issued records like 1993's Texas Cadillac, 1996's Got My Mind Back, and 2000's Bite Me. In 2003 Kubek and guitarist/vocalist Bnois King released Roadhouse Research on the Blind Pig label. The duo's second release for Blind Pig, Show Me the Money, came out in 2004. A single-disc collection of some of the best tracks from the Bullseye Blues years, Served Up Texas Style, came out in 2005. A third album from Blind Pig Records, My Heart's in Texas, was released in 2006.
Kubek released the album "Let That Right Hand Go" in 2012.
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08King's Thang (feat. Guthrie Kennard, Darrell Nulisch & Ray Hale)Smokin' Joe KubekSmokin' Joe Kubek
10How Many More Years (feat. Keith Fergusion, Doyle Bramhall, Lou Bovis & Darrell Nulisch)Smokin' Joe KubekSmokin' Joe Kubek
11It Ain't No Use (feat. Keith Fergusion, Lou Bovis, Roscoe Harvey, Paul Negy & Doyle Bramhall)Smokin' Joe KubekSmokin' Joe Kubek
16Black Snake Crawlin' On the Floor (feat. Bruce Bolin,Ray Hale,Paul Harrington,Barbara Graham)Smokin' Joe KubekSmokin' Joe Kubek
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Smokin' Joe Kubek Lyrics
Have Blues Will Travel Out on the town with my girlfriend Having the time of…
Stop Drinking You better stop drinking that wine, sonny boy You better sto…
Walk With You I saw you walking by, baby You sure looked fine I saw…