The nickname was meant to distinguish him from the other people with similar names in the music business, such as R&B singer Joe Jones, jazz drummers "Papa Jo" Jones and Philly Joe Jones, and the Joe Jones of the Fluxus movement.
Tom Jones | Joe Cocker | Tom Jones (singer) | Quincy Jones | Joe Louis | Indiana Jones | Norah Jones | Joe Henderson | Joe Satriani | James Earl Jones | George Jones | Joe Biden | Joe DiMaggio | Chuck Jones | John Paul Jones | G.I. Joe | Joe Frazier | Grace Jones | Joe Lovano | Fat Joe | Terry Jones | Edward Burne-Jones | Joe Dever | Inigo Jones | Joe Walsh | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Jim Jones | Hank Jones | Joe Manchin | Rickie Lee Jones |
: Boogaloo Joe Jones, "Right On Brother" Prestige Records, original release 1970 (reissued on CD)
He recorded his first album, The New Genius of the Blues, for Prestige Records in November 1966, with Terrell, and with guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones replacing Parker.