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ALBUMOuter Space - SinglePierre & Average Joe
Albums by Average Joe
ALBUMMechanismAverage Joe
ALBUMJust Average Too?Average Joe
ALBUMJust AverageAverage Joe
ALBUMRemember the TimeAverage Joe
ALBUMThe Mosaic MixtapeZae Da Blacksmith & Average Joe
ALBUMRay of SunshineAverage Joe
ALBUMCedar GroveAverage Joe
ALBUMAverage JoeAverage Joe
Average Joe's Popular Music Videos
Last Days (feat. Average Joe)
Prodigal Son
Artist Biography
Average Joe is a local rock band based in Orlando, Florida, and led by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Joe Gray Keliikipi (born Kona, Hawaii, circa 1972). He grew up in Pittsburgh and moved to Florida to attend the University of Central Florida on a football scholarship. Leaving school, he formed Average Joe in 1992. As of 1995, it also included bassist Reggie Ingram and reed and keyboard player Steve Skinner. By 1996, still a trio, it consisted of Keliikipi, Ingram, and either Fitzroy Harris or Wayne Charles on drums. Average Joe released two albums on its own labels, Music For Everyone (1995) and Unsigned & Fine (1996). The group was selected by Musician magazine in 1997 as one of the 25 best unsigned bands in the U.S., and it was chosen to play at the Orlando stop on the H.O.R.D.E. tour. In 1999, Average Joe changed its name to the Joseph Gray Band to avoid confusion with another group with the same name. (Its website is www.avgjoe.com.) ~ William Ruhlmann
Hometown
United States of America
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap