Joe Valentine - Then and Now (Double CD) (2002)

An exceptionally emotive vocalist with a string of first class deep soul numbers to his credit, Joe Valentine is a music man of many parts. He writes and produces almost all his own material, he’s ran record labels and has his own club in Austin, TX. For some reason, despite all this activity over a very productive 50 year career in music, he has never really got the critical or financial credit his talents warranted. Maybe that’s down to luck, or an absence of promotion, or a lack of managerial “push” – but whatever the reason and he is an artist who deserves a much higher profile in the soul world.