I Want to be free - The Hideaways
Portsmouth Mod Band, The Hideaways performing a cover of Joe Tex's I Want to be Free in live rehearsal. This band were around the scene in early 2000 and done a number of gigs for New Untouchables etc. They have long since gone their seperate ways, but there are a few precious recordings floating around.
About Joe Tex
Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of funk, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. His career started after he was signed to King Records in 1955 following four wins at the Apollo Theater. Between 1955 and 1964, he struggled to find hits, and by the time he finally recorded his first hit, "...
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