Joe Stampley (born June 6, 1943 Springhill, Louisiana in Webster Parish, Louisiana) is a country music singer. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Springhill is a City in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. Webster Parish is a Parish located in the US state of Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. He is known for several hits in the 1960s and beyond.
Biography
He was born to R. C. Stampley, Jr. (1920–2000), and Mary E. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Stampley (1924–2004)[1]. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " His interest in music dates to boyhood, when he listened to his father's Hank Williams records and learned to play piano before he was ten years of age. Hank Williams ( September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who has The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers
In the 1960s, Stampley was the lead singer for the rock group, The Uniques (not to be confused with the Jamaican and doo-wop groups with the same name. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Uniques were an American rock band based in Louisiana with Joe Stampley at the helm ) The Uniques were based out of Shreveport, the largest city near Springhill, and began performing in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. They were soon in great demand. In 1965, The Uniques recorded, "Not Too Long Ago", the first national hit for Paula Records. One year later, they-followed with "All These Things", which is still played on many oldies radio stations, especially in the south-central United States. Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a Radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s 1960s and 1970s (about 1955-1977 This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The Uniques released four original LP's, and one "greatest hits" LP, between 1965 and their 1970 breakup. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓ Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. These Paula albums now bring enormous values from collectors.
One of the Uniques' numbers, "You Ain't Tuff", has been hailed as a precursor of Electronica, and indeed has been featured on at least one Electric Rock compilation. Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Most of the Uniques' material was rooted in rhythm and blues, rock, pop and swamp pop genres. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Swamp pop is a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of Southeast Texas.
In 1971, Stampley signed with ABC-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 the remake of "All These Things" as a two-step, which skyrocketed to #1 on the country charts. ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public “ Soul Song ” is a song made famous by Country music singer Joe Stampley.
In 1975, he moved to Epic Records, where he turned out thirteen albums, which included hits such 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. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. " Stampley also had a string of hits with label-mate Moe Bandy, consisting of chart-toppers such as "Just Good Ol' Boys", and "Where's The Dress", which won the American Video Association's award for Video of the Year in 1984. Moe Bandy (born February 12, 1944 Meridian Mississippi, but raised in Texas since the age of six is a Country music Singer
Stampley has over 60 charted records to his credit, which ranked him 30th in "R&R's (Radio and Records) Twenty Years of Excellence" magazine. Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Country Singles rank Stampley 52nd among all country artists from 1944–1993 for charted singles.
In 1976, Stampley had eight singles which charted on the Billboard country charts and was awarded "Billboard's Single Artist of the Year" for that accomplishment. Stampley and his friend, Moe Bandy, were recognized as the Country Music Association's (CMA) 1980 Vocal Duo of the Year, as "Moe and Joe". The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bandy and Stampley also received the Academy of Country Music's (ACM) Vocal Duo award for two consecutive years. The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy Stampley has also been inducted into the Louisiana Country Music Hall Of Fame, as well as the Texas Country Music Association Hall of Fame.
Stampley occasionally performs to sell-out crowds in his native Springhill, a small town just south of the Arkansas border. Much of his music is available in CD form from his official web site. [2]
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