Joseph Hinton (November 15, 1929 – August 13, 1968)[1] was an American soul singer.
Though Clarksdale, Mississippi has been claimed as his birthplace, most sources state that Hinton was born in Evansville, Indiana,[1][2] where he married LaVerne Flowers and started a family.
[2] His biggest hit was 1964's "Funny How Time Slips Away", written by Willie Nelson; the tune (simply credited as "Funny" on the original record label) peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.
[3] Cash Box magazine listed "Funny How Time Slips Away" as #1 for four weeks on their R&B chart.
Hinton died of skin cancer in 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 38,[1] while still in the prime of his recording career.