Joe Camilleri

Joe Camilleri (born 1948 in Malta) is a legendary Australian singer, songwriter and saxophonist. He has also recorded under the pseudonums "Jo Jo Zep" and "Joey Vincent". He began his music career playing blues and R&B, and in the late 1960s he was a member of Adderly Smith Blues Band but according to Australian rock historian Ed Nimmervoll Camilleri was sacked for sounding too much like Mick Jagger and for upstaging the other band members. Camilleri gained national prominence in Australia in the late 1970s as lead singer, songwriter and saxophonist in Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons, formed in 1975. Incorporating influences from blues, R&B, soul, punk, New Wave and reggae, the group achieved considerable commercial and critical success in Australia. During this period Camilleri also produced recording for other artists and recorded his own side projects under the name Joey Vincent. After the de