Joe Camilleri

Joe Camilleri Bio

Joseph Vincent Camilleri, (born 21 May 1948 in Malta) akaJo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons’ highest charting single was ‘Hit & Run’ from June 1979, which peaked at #12; Jo Jo Zep’s ‘Taxi Mary’ peaked at No. 11 in September 1982; and The Black Sorrows top single, ‘Chained to the Wheel’, peaked at No. 9 in March 1989.

Camilleri has also produced records for The Sports, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Paul Kelly & the Dots, The Black Sorrows, Renée Geyer and Ross Wilson. Australian music journalist, Ian McFarlane, described him as ‘one of the most genuinely talented figures in Australian music’, and, as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Camilleri was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2007.

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