Biography
In 1985 "(BMI) R&B Singer Song writer Musician "Joseph Alan Fears" released His First Debut Recordings Titled" Picture Of Love" And "Dont Stop That Strokin" On His Own Music Label- JAFF RECORD LABELS USA. Although The Project was Produced In Raw Tracks At A Friend & Fellow Musician's Home studio(JAMEZ STUDIO) And The Lead Guitar Solo Was Played By Jamez Knotts, And Friendly Inspirations In The Studio Was Added By Another Friend & Fellow Musician "Terry Brown"(a bassist from wichita,ks) Joseph Alan Fears Played All The Musicial Parts & Sang All The Lyrics. The "Nic Name" Little Joe" Fears Was used As The Artist Name For The Recording & release Because many People And mainly His family members called Him That. However, His Name Is "Joseph Alan Fears" And He Is A bassist/Guitarist/Kayboardist/Drummer/ And Singer-SongWriter With (BMI). This Project Was Originally Mastered At GUSTO Records In Nashville Tn. Joseph Alan Fears Or "Little Joe" Fears As It Was Known On The Recording & release "Picture Of Love" In 1986,Was releaased As A Smooth jazz/R&B recording And Was marketed On Bilboard, Cashbox, And Somehow Ended Up In The UK & Japan. Although Joseph Never Toured In Japan During The release Period, His Music Did. And Today In This Millinium he Is Known As A Neo-Jazz Artist . Born In The Smaill Town Of Hastings Nebraska In The 1950s, learning To Play Guitar & Drums At Age Of 4 , Inspired By family Friends & Local Musicians "Melvin Cole"(A Guitarist Originally from Louisana) And "Charles Hill"(A Drummer From Hastings Nebraska) And A Saxiphone player named "Danner" Who Was A Airmen Stationed At Hastings Air Force Base At That Time.. Joseph And His family Moved To Kansas In 1968 Where Joseph met Three Other Young And Gifted Musicians And Started A Band "Kool-Sat & The Second Breeze" In 1969. With "Joseph On Bass Guitar",Mythias Lee Satterfield On lead Guitar, Albert Whitaker On Drums, And Mike Jackson On Keyboards. All Of These Young Artist Could Sing & Play At The same Time-Just Like Joseph. And They Were All So Creative That They Started Off By Writing There Own Songs & Lyrics, And from 1969-1975 They Performed All Over kansas, And Even Went On A Music Tour To Mississippi, Singing And Performing There Own Original Songs Like "How Does It Feel"(a Slow Love Balled) , Mississippi Groove(A fast Funk Song). I Need Your Love"(A Medium Slow R&B Song) And many Others That Never Were Published During That Spann Of Years, Untill 1985 When Joseph was Able To Copywrite Those Songs. Joseph Joined (BMI) As A Songwriter, And Thats When Joseph's Debut R&B Single "Picture Of Love" Was Released. To Here More On This Artist And This Story? Go To http://www.soundclick.com/josephalanfears For Bookings? Call (785)787-5600
Today ? Joseph Alan Fears Performs Live Music Festivals & Nightclubs With His band "ZAFAJA" For More Information Check Out "Joseph Alan Fears & Zafaja band" On Youtube, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, ITunes, BBC Music, Reverbnation, Rhapsody, Limewire, Soundclick, Soundcloud,Audiograb,Soundcast, Facebook, Or JAFF RECORD LABELS USA P.O. BOX 3134 Salina,Kansas 67402-3134 USA
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