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Joe Stampley | |
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| Born | (1943-06-06)June 6, 1943 (age 82) Springhill, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
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| Website | www.joestampley.com |
Joe Stampley (born June 6, 1943)[1] is an Americancountry music singer. He had success as the lead singer of a rock group, in a country duo withMoe Bandy, and as a solo performer. Stampley has released over 20 albums and more than 60 singles in a career that spans seven decades. In 2000, he formed Critter Records.
He was born inSpringhill, Louisiana, United States,[1] to R. C. Stampley, Jr. (1920–2000) and Mary E. Stampley (1924–2004).[2] Stampley befriendedMerle Kilgore when he was 15, and they started writing songs together.[1] Kilgore arranged for Stampley to record two sides withImperial Records, and the resulting single, "Glenda" (1959),[3] sold well locally but not elsewhere.[1] In 1961,Chess Records released another single by Stampley, "Teenage Picnic",[4] but it also flopped.[1]
In the 1960s, Stampley was the main singer for theUniques rock group[1] (not to be confused with the Jamaican anddoo-wop groups with the same name). The Uniques were based out ofShreveport, about 55 miles southwest of Springhill, and began performing inArkansas, Louisiana, andTexas. In 1965, the Uniques recorded "Not Too Long Ago" (another Kilgore/Stampley composition),[1] the first national hit for Paula Records. One year later, they followed with "All These Things".[1] The Uniques released four original albums, and onegreatest hitscompilation between 1965 and their 1970 breakup. Most of their material was rooted inrhythm and blues, rock,pop, andswamp pop genres.
In 1971, Stampley signed withABC-Dot and recorded seven country albums that produced such hits as "Soul Song", "Too Far Gone", "If You Touch Me, You've Got To Love Me", "I'm Still Loving You", and a remake of "All These Things" as atwo-step, which reached number one on the countrychart.[1]
In 1975, he moved toEpic Records, where he released 13 albums, including such hits as "Roll On Big Mama," "Red Wine and Blue Memories," "If You've Got Ten Minutes (Let's Fall in Love)", "Do You Ever Fool Around", and "I'm Gonna Love You Back to Lovin' Me Again."[1]
Stampley has over 60 charted records. Joel Whitburn ranked Stampley 52nd among all country artists from 1944–1993 for charted singles. In 1976, Stampley had eightsingles on theBillboard country chart and wasBillboard's singles artist of the year.
In 2000, Stampley founded Critter Records. The first act signed to the label wasBilly Hoffman.[5]
Stampley occasionally performs in his native Springhill.
During the height of his success, Stampley began teaming withMoe Bandy on a string of duets.[1] Unlike the honky-tonk standards for which both artists were known, most of the "Moe and Joe" collaborations weretongue-in-cheeknovelty andsatirical songs.[1] Their first charting hit together, "Just Good Ol' Boys", became a number-one hit in September 1979, and was their most successful single.[1] Their other hits were "Holding the Bag", "Hey Moe, Hey Joe" (a cover of a single originally recorded byCarl Smith, with modified title and lyrics), and "Where's the Dress".[1] The latter was a satire onBoy George, and had an opening guitar riff similar toCulture Club's number-one pop hit "Karma Chameleon", which got the duo into copyright problems.[1]
"Where's The Dress" won the American Video Association's award for Video of the Year in 1984.[6] Bandy and Stampley were recognized as theCountry Music Association's 1980 Vocal Duo of the Year (as Moe and Joe), and won theAcademy of Country Music's Vocal Duo award for two consecutive years.
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