# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ivory-joe-hunter
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:08:48.284Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ivory-joe-hunter"
name: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
slug: "ivory-joe-hunter"
description: "Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid-1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording \"Since I Met You Baby\" (1956). He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The Happiest Man Alive. His musical output ranged from R&B to blues, boogie-woogie, and country music, and Hunter made a name in all of those genres. Uniquely, he was honored at both the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Grand Ole Opry."
tagline: "American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist (1914–1974)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1914-10-10"
deathDate: "1974-11-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.17
  momentum:             0.2564102564102564
  historical:           10.30248666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1458915/"
    handle:    "nm1458915"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/322335"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D9%88_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "أيفوري جو هنتر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%AC%D9%88_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "ايفورى جو هنتر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter"
    title: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter"
    title: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter"
    title: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter"
    title: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter"
    title: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter"
    title: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EC%9D%B4%EB%B3%B4%EB%A6%AC_%EC%A1%B0_%ED%97%8C%ED%84%B0"
    title: "아이보리 조 헌터"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Joe_Hunter"
    title: "Ivory Joe Hunter"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ccf7253d-96b7-4cf3-9e11-ad916081a37b"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11877"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump