Hunter, Ivory Joe

Hunter, Ivory Joe 10 October 1914; Kirbyville, TX – 8 November 1974; Memphis, TN Ivory Joe Hunter was one of the most prolific blues songwriters ever, a fine singer, and a talented pianist. Ivory Joe Hunter was his birth name; he grew up in a family with thirteen brothers and sisters. His father, Dave Hunter, played guitar, while his mother sang gospel songs. In his twenties, he worked as a radio program manager and from 1942 as a record company executive for his own label, Ivory. Although he…