Joe N Little III
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Joe Little III aka Joey Beanz 2012
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| Birth name | Joe N Little III July 14, 1968 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Also known as | Joey Beanz Little Joey Beanz Casino Joe Lil Joe |
| Genres | Jazz, R&B, soul, new jack swing, neo soul, quiet storm, funk, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Vocal Jazz, Piano |
| Associated acts | The Rude Boys, Gerald LeVert, Keith Sweat, Black Men United, Men at Large, LSG, J.Little |
| Website | www |
Joe N Little III (born July 14, 1968), also known by names 'Joey Beanz Little', 'Casino Joe', J.Little and 'Lil Joe' , is a Grammy and Billboard music award-winning American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, fashion designer, philosopher and American entrepreneur. He's most known as lead singer of the internationally known group The Rude Boys, who are known for their #1 Billboard hit and 1991 Billboard R&B Song of the year Written All Over Your Face, and also writing 1991 #1 hit Billboard single Are You Lonely For Me. Joe was C.E.O, co-founder and spokesman of now defunct 'Urbean Joe Gourmet Coffee', a self acclaimed first African American independently owned coffee brand and franchise, which harnessed the slogan Coffee With a Touch of Soul with a tagline "Sip Soulful". He is now C.O.O and co-founder of 'Beanz Coffee Club' and gourmet coffee hailing slogan Exquisite, Stimulating, Superior Taste and tagline Amazing at it's Best, also C.E.O and co-founder of 'Beanzatti Damone' custom men’s clothing line.
Joe N Little III was born in Cleveland, Ohio July 14, 1968, his father Joe Little Jr at the time was a shoe salesman born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Cleveland, his mother Patricia Ann Little born in Memphis, Tennessee also raised in Cleveland, was a church clerk and worked for the water department. At an early age of 10 Little embraced boxing a sport he grew to love admiring Muhammad Ali, he went on to be an accomplished amateur boxer fighting up under the East Cleveland Pal boxing club under the tutelage of Johnny Duncan Jr, during this time Little also gained a love for singing while participating in his church choir at Temple Baptist church, he was first influence by his mother Patricia and aunt Carolyn Kirkwood, whose father Sammy Kirkwood of San Francisco, California was a popular gospel singer on the west coast, and after hearing such artist as Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra and Donny Hathaway, Little knew he had discovered his passion and calling and proceeded to participate in local talent shows while attending Shaw and Collinwood High schools racking up win after win.
Joe N Little III along with Edward (Buddy) Lee Banks was discovered by Gerald LeVert singing in a local night club in Cleveland, Ohio, LeVert expressed that he wanted to further hear them sing again and possibly sign the two, at that time both were the lead singers of a local R&B group along with members Larry (Bingo) Marcus (a cousin of B.B. King) and Melvin Sephus, after meeting the other group members and working in studio with them, in 1988 LeVert presented the group to Sylvia Rhone then Senior VP of Atlantic Records and in turn got them signed to the label.
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