Joe Camilleri
Blues, Musical Artist
1948 –
Who is Joe Camilleri?
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Camilleri, aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons' highest charting single was "Hit & Run" from June 1979, which peaked at #12; Jo Jo Zep's "Taxi Mary" peaked at #11 in September 1982; and The Black Sorrows top single, "Chained to the Wheel", peaked at #9 in March 1989.
Camilleri has also produced records for The Sports, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Paul Kelly & the Dots, The Black Sorrows, Renée Geyer and Ross Wilson. Australian music journalist, Ian McFarlane, described him as "one of the most genuinely talented figures in Australian music", and, as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Camilleri was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame in 2007.
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- Born
- May 21, 1948
Malta - Also known as
- Camilleri, Joe
- Nationality
- Australia
- Malta
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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