JOE TEX - SKINNY LEGS 

The lead gutarist is my father, Lee Hadley.. I grew up listening to pretty much all of Joe Tex's music, along with many of the other greats!! I always smile when Mr. Tex calls my daddy's name in this song!! This is great music!!

“Exercise index, don’t need boflex, and won’t take the one with no skinny legs like Joe Tex” -MF DOOM (RIP), “Accordion”

I won the SKINNY LEGS AND ALL contest in Columbus, Georgia at the Municipal Auditorium at the age of 15 years old! I won a barrel of KFC! I knew I had the skinniest legs. Other females got up there just to be there. When Joe pointed to me, the audience rolled!

I think Joe Tex was under appreciated, and his “One of a kind” talent deserved much more recognition for his artistic contribution that made R&B/Soul Music Great today. Thank you and R.I.P. Joe

Back in the early 70's I had the chance to see Joe Tex play in a club venue. We had a good table at the front near the stage. My girlfriend was wearing a very short skirt and had great legs. When it came to the 'Skinny Legs' song, Joe had a great view of her legs so he had some and fun sang the song about her, picking out other guys in the audience to see who 'wanted the girl with the skinny legs'. Everybody was laughing, even my girlfriend. It was a really fun night to see him in action in his prime. Joe, you are missed after all those years. Nope... I didn't end up married to the 'girl with the skinny legs.'.. one of life's little mistakes.

He's entitled to an unsung and biopic.

I had skinny legs and my brother used to annoy me by singing it in my presence. Haha. Love this stuff I gotcha!

Mr.Tex made his music fun. What a great entertainer.

wow why can't people come out with music like this anymore? this guy was amazing.

Man growing up in the 70s we cracked up every time we played this song. Leroy. You got her!

I showed my mom how to RU-vid and now she is addicted. She got a thrill out of watching this old Joe Tex.

Love those horns - trumpets, trombones, saxes! Great sound!

I can recall every time we listened to this song. Such fond memories of an innocent time in my life.🥰

~ 1967! R.I.P. Joe Tex! But one of many superb r&b, soul & dance classics by this icon! Miss Lady L.O.L. Thank you, Cheers, DAVEDJ ~

i'm 58 and i'm a guy and this song popped into my head outta no where. i just had to look it up and to be honest, i still remember the song. no clue how. must have stuck somewhere in my brain for many many years.

Rest in peace, brilliant artist, Joe Tex!

OMG back when bass was played like a REAL BASS.

MF Doom brought me here.

what a fantastic era.... way better than we have to put up with today

The bass player on this cut was J. Alfred Cook from Thibodaux, LA. He passed away and was replaced by Clarence Hadley from Raceland, La. Clarence is the brother of Leroy Hadley the lead guitarist.

On this day in 1967 {December 3rd} "Skinny Legs And All"* by Joe Tex peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} on Billboard's Top Selling R&B Singles chart, for the two weeks it was #2, the #1 for both those weeks was "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Gladys Knight and the Pips... "Skinny Legs And All" reached #10 {for 3 weeks} on Billboard's Top 100 chart... Between 1964 and 1979 the Rogers, Texas native had thirty-five hits on the R&B Singles chart, eleven made the Top 10 with four reaching #1, "Hold What You've Got" {1964}, "I Want To (Do Everything For You)" {1965}, "A Sweet Woman Like You" {1966}, and "I Gotcha" {1972}... Joe Tex, born Joseph Arrington Jr., passed away at the young age of 47 on August 13th, 1982 {heart attack}... May he R.I.P * "Skinny Legs And All" was Joe Tex's second of two of his records to peak at #2, his other #2 record was "The Love You Save" for one week in April of 1966... And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Top Selling R&B Singles' Top 10 on December 3rd, 1967: At #3. "Soul Man" by Sam and Dave #4. "I Second That Emotion" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles #5. "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" by the Temptations #6. "Boogaloo Down Broadway" by The Fantastic Johnny C. #7. "A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin #8. "I Say A Little Prayer" by Dionne Warwick #9. "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba #10. "Yesterday" by Ray Charles

Artists just don’t have fun like this anymore.

Joe Tex is awesome, fabulous performer.

Boy, I’m late to this party. I am 68 now and was just telling my sister who lives In California, I am in Oregon now, that I have skinny legs. Thought she’d enjoyed this song that I remember from years ago. Great song.

Joe Tex was one of the best - RIP Joe

I LOVE THIS SONG!

In VERY loving memory of late & great, the ONE & ONLY Mr. Joe Tex (1935 - 1982 R.I.P. Gone but NOT forgotten)

Oh, did I get teased by the boys as a young girl when this song came out. Fooled them all, though. As I grew older, those skinny legs turned into hot and sexy legs. It made me feel real bad then, but the joke was on them!

With all due respect, we all know a woman like this woman. Go 'head, Joe Tex

Joe Tex. 'Nuff said. RIP...Thanks for the upload. Blessings

JOE is jamming hard on this tune, always showing his fun side giving fans lots of laughs and good dancing music💃🏽🕺🏾

Must respect to this man

Great guitar 🎸, harmonica..beat..loved Joe, just didn't get pushed out there like others.. GOD Bless America, all kinds of different people making great sounds... miss you Joe, the 60s &70s

Wonderful, awesome entertainer! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

REMEMBERING JOSEPH ARRINGTON, JR. "JOE TEX" (AUGUST 8, 1935 - AUGUST 13, 1982) [08/08/20108]

One of my favorites, and one of the best guitar riffs ever.

What a great dancer! He's electrified by the music. Pure artistic genius.thanx for posting.

Remember my sister in 1967 coming home from a Catholic High School in Detroit singing "Skinny Legs"

My mum used to play this song ALL the time!!! I love it cuz I've got skinny legs- but my boyfriend has no complaints! He's a leg man and he makes sure that they're lotioned up just right after my bath ;)

Jackie Wilson, Joe Tex, James Brown what a generation of entertainers

My girlfriend and I used to dance 💃and sing 🎶 to this song for hours when we were 13 ! I loved it then and I love it now. 😀 so much fun. 😀💜😸✌🤩

"And won't take the one with no skinny legs like Joe Tex" - MF DOOM

Love his moves.

HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE SONG. HILARIOUS.

"Skinny Legs & All" was released in 1967 and stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for 15 weeks and was awarded a gold record in January 1968.

Loved playing this song when I was a bass player for a local favorite singer/entertainer in Columbia SC named "Big George" Collier circa 1977, 1978.

I remember my mom would play this song around the house in the 70s.

Thanks so much for posting this vid! The incredibly talented Joe Tex deserves more recognition! Signed - Skinny Leg Woman.

God Bless You Joe Tex!!

I am hearing this song for the first time in 50 years. Brings back memories.

Thanks for supplying this! God Bless YOU! Ive been a fan of his since age 10. Sadly, I was only 2 years old when he left this earth in 1982.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER. to think that i had to wait over 30 years to see this handsome man actually perform this song speaks volumes to the technology that wasn't though it is now!

I love this song! Thanks for posting

love this mans BAND expecally that Bass player

one of my favorite soul songs

skinny legs are better than no legs

I was in 5th grade and I remember dancing to this with my parents. I remember hoping I didn't have skinny legs and thinking if I did I'd never get married!

This song brings me back to being a young man back on the block, my friends and I would try to imitate,but we never could!!

Love us some Joe Tex!!! 🎶 Great memories here ❤

Great song..I was 9 and learning to play bass when this was released. RIP Joe

This takes to my childhood! We used to love dancing to this!!! :-)

My momma loved this!!! Thank you Momma for everything!!

Just great music.

I love this jam!

Brings back many memories of that time.

I enjoyed jammin' to his music as a tween and teen in the 70s. My favorite dancing down the Soul Train line song was : "I Gotcha". Joe and Soul Train dancer, Damita Jo Freeman cut loose dancing to that song when he was a guest on the show🎉

Love that song classic

Love this man he is too funny.

I remember this on the radio in 1967. Never knew who did it.

Raised on this crazy talented man! Miss you!

I remember my brother and I use to jam to this record on our old console stereo back in the days!

Skinny legs are the best ...tell em joe tex

So cool and so funky. Reached #10 in Dec, 1967.

This gives me chills. I could hear Cecee wailing as she sings.

I remembered this song while watching a pre game shootaround at a girls basketball game, because one of the point guards for 2014 Mark Keppel HS girls team, Arin Lee, had real skinny legs. and I think it'd be a great one to program in a tape of shootaround music pre-game girls basketball or volleyball.

Oh I sure loved this tune back in the day.. I would dance the "twist" and had a great time

this is when the music was good. they had talent back then.

2021 I still DJ this classic gem

Back in my skinny days, many years ago. My father teased me about my skinny legs and all. Sure do miss him.

I remember hearing Joe Tex and this tune Skinny Legs when I was a little kid and it’s fantastic!! These cats were real entertainers

This is awesome

I've been rocking to this song since it came out.

🌷great song “ 🌷

Love this song and SHOW ME...brings back memories

Oh man, hadn't heard this song in so long!😆

The band was jamming'!!!!

Cool find, awesome you found it and preserved it!

Saving in my all time favorite list.

Joe Tex is such a good dancer in this video. He is so funny.

I remember this song! Had to look it up.

love that hot little guitar riff in the middle!!!

We used to play it on the jukebox, in the late sixties. Most loved the song, something different and he was great too.

I was in junior high when this song came out. It sort of punctuated the transition years into teenhood.

JOE TEX, MAGNIFIQUE !!!!!!!

écouter Joe Tex a une saveur particulière pour moi car c'est mon chéri mélomane qui me l'a fait découvrir ; depuis malheureusement je l'écoute seule car mon chéri a rejoint Joe au Paradis des zicos RIP Paul et Joe

Great Joe Tex, remember this song so well. Got a lot of attention and drunk after hours jukebox dancing. Miss those days so much.

That Bass line dont stop.

LOVE THIS! WHAT A MUSICICIAN/ENTERTAINER! I grew up with this, gotta take in stride & laugh at ourselves, oh, yeah. Today, snowflakes would beat you up & cuss you if talk/sing like this...take a joke & get down, it's all good & we love each other, oh, yeah, we do

Listening to this song n 2024, some great memories, some good & some not so good, luv it nonetheless 🥰

A classic!!! Love it! My theme song in high school!!!