Joe Little III
Joe Little III | |
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| Joe Little in April of 2022 at Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ Joe Little in April of 2022 at Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Joe N Little III July 14, 1968 |
| Genres | R&B, Soul, Jazz |
| Occupations | Songwriter, record producer, singer, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, Piano |
| Labels | Atlantic Records |
Joe N Little III (born July 14, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and producer who is best known as the lead singer of the 1990s R&B group, Rude Boys,[1][2] who had two No. 1 R&B singles, "Written All Over Your Face" and "Are You Lonely For Me", on Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop Chart. They received a Billboard Music Award for "Written All Over Your Face", as the No. 1 R&B song of 1991.[3][2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Little was born on July 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Joe Little Jr., and Patricia Ann Little.
Career
[edit | edit source]Rude Boys
[edit | edit source]In 1987, Little along with friends Edward Lee Banks, Larry Marcus, and Melvin Sephus (Rude Boys) was discovered by R&B singer Gerald Levert who got them a record contract with Atlantic Records.[4][5]
In 1990, Rude Boys released their debut album entitled, "Rude Awakening" releasing 4 singles, "Heaven", "Come Let's Do This", and their two Billboard top charting No.1 R&B hits, "Written All Over Your Face" a top 20 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, and "Are You Lonely For Me".[6] They released two more albums: "Rude House" in 1992 and "Rude As Ever" in 1997.[1]
Writing and producing
[edit | edit source]Through the 90s and 2000s Little collaborated with other artists, producing and songwriting. In 1998, he co-wrote and produced two singles, "It's Your Turn" and "No Mans Land", for Levert's RIAA Platinum-certified album "Love & Consequences"[7][8] In 2000, Little and Levert co-wrote and produced the singles "Selfish Reasons" and "Proven and True" for The Temptations' album "Ear-Resistible", which won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album.[9][10][11]
Solo projects
[edit | edit source]In 1994, as solo artist, Little released his debut album entitled, "Puttin' It Down" on Atlantic Records under the name J. Little. four singles, "When I Think Of You", "Beautiful", "Holiday Song" and "All Of Me" on his own label, Brother 2 Brother International.[12][13][14][15] In September of that year, Little participated in the group Black Men United along with Al B. Sure, Keith Sweat, El DeBarge, Christopher Williams, Brian McKnight and Little's then-mentor Gerald Levert recording the track "U Will Know" from the soundtrack to Doug McHenry's 1994 film Jason's Lyric.
Other work
[edit | edit source]In 2010, Little opened a coffee shop in Cleveland, Ohio where he grew up named, Urbean Joe Coffee House on St. Clair Avenue near 152nd Street. He opened a second location in May 2011 at Larchmere Boulevard near Shaker Square.[4][16]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Rude Boys
[edit | edit source]Albums
- Rude Awakening - 1990
- Rude House - 1992
- Rude As Ever - 1997
Singles
- Come On Let's Do It - 1990
- Written All Over Your Face - 1990
- Are You Lonely For Me - 1991
- Heaven - 1991
- My Kind Of Girl - 1993
- Go Ahead And Cry - 1993
- Nothing To One - 1997
Solo
[edit | edit source]Albums
- Puttin' It Down - 1994
Singles
- When I Think Of You - 2019
- Beautiful - 2020
- Holiday Song - 2021
- All Of Me - 2021
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Joe Little III at IMDb
- Little III All Music Credits
- YouTube Joe Little All Of Me
- Joe Little Writing & Producing Discogs Credits
- Rude Boys Written All Over Your Face
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