I just happened on Joe Tex's "You Said A Bad Word", a follow up sound-alike single after his "I Gotcha" blew up the charts. Because it also sounded like something James Brown would do around the same time it reminded me that Boss Radio 66 (formerly Beware of the Blog) has an old post that they carried over, originally posted ten years ago, about a feud between Tex and James Brown. I went back to it for a refresher course. One tidbit from the post (Beware of the Blog, 2012) I'd forgotten about:
"The battle began in earnest when JB stole JT's girlfriend, Bea Ford. Then, just to twist the knife, JB sent JT a letter telling him that he was through with the Bea and Joe could have her back. This led to the magnificent diss record "You Keep Her", where Joe calls James out by name, saying he was better off without the Bea anyway." (Beware of the Blog, 20152)
Sting like a bee, who needs reality TV when you have diss records?
Joe Tex - You Said A Bad Word mp3 at Internet Archive
Joe Tex - I Gotcha mp3 at Internet Archive
Joe Tex - You Keep Her mp3 at Boss Radio 66
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