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Joe Dowell
Joe Dowell (born January 23, 1940) is an American pop singer.
==Career==
He was born in Bloomington, Indiana, but moved to Bloomington, Illinois, as a child. He first performed at a ninth-grade talent show, and later attended the University of Illinois. At his first recording session (backed by organist Ray Stevens), he sang the tune "Wooden Heart", which had been a hit for Elvis Presley in Europe, but which was never released as a single stateside. "Wooden Heart", the first single released on Smash Records, shot to #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1961. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In the wake of his success, Dowell wanted to become a songwriter in his own right, but due to contractual obligations, he was required to sing music owned by Smash's parent company, Mercury Records.〔(Joe Dowell ) at Allmusic.com〕 He had two further hits, "The Bridge of Love" (US #50) and "Little Red Rented Rowboat" (US #23),〔(Billboard Singles ), Allmusic.com〕 but after struggles with his management he was dropped from the label.
Dowell went on to record one single for Monument Records and a folk album in the 1960s, and a number of singles and a gospel album for his own Journey label in the 1970s and 1980s. He also recorded a bicentennial EP for the Boy Scouts of America and radio jingles.
Bear Family Records released a CD on Joe Dowell's music, including unreleased recordings.
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