Joe Croker was born in Kansas City and spent part of his childhood in Washington, D.C. He began
his musical career in the late 1980s, playing gigs across the Midwest and on the West Coast.

In 1997 Croker moved to Nashville. After CMJ deemed his demo "Four Track Sketches" an
A&R pick, Croker released a formal debut ("All the Pretty Girls") produced by Bonnie Raitt
sideman George Marinelli. "Shame Shame Shame" became available in the summer of
2004 and quickly jumped onto two British "Best of 2004" lists. Wing-Ding Records
signed the songwriter to their label in 2005 and released the "Candy World" EP.

Croker's songs have been covered by Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen
as well as noted Americana chanteuse Adrienne Young, among others. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.