Joe Andrews

    Joe Andrews started his professional music career in 1946 at "The Nite Owl Club" in West Texas.

     The band he worked for was Bud Fletcher and His Texans, which included Willie Nelson, Bobbie Nelson, and their father, Ira Nelson, George Uptmor, Coset Holland and Joe Andrews. Joe left the group in 1950 and joined Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, where he was a lead vocalist and bass player.

    Joe was also a brother-in-law of Tommy Duncan, having married Corynne Duncan.

    Some of the Joe's recordings as vocalist for The Texas Playboys included "Pliney Jane"  "Hubbin' It" "I Can't Stand This Loneliness" "I Want To Be Wanted" "Ida Red" "Deep Water" "Sooner Or Later" "All Night Long" "You Can't Break A Heart" "If He's Movin' In" "Let's Get It Over And Done With" "Faded Love" "I Can't  Take It Anymore" "She's Killing Me" and others.

    Wills even re-recorded his biggest hits "San Antonio Rose" and "Faded Love" so he could feature Joe Andrews on the vocals. Wills used Andrews in a number of Hollywood musical shorts in the 1950's.

        After leaving Wills he formed his own band.