Joe Stampley
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Joe Stampley is an American
United States
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  country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer.

Biography

He was born to R.C. Stampley, Jr. (1920–2000), and Mary E. Stampley (1924–2004). His interest in music dates to boyhood, when he listened to his father's Hank Williams records and learned to play piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

 before he was ten years of age.

In the 1960s, Stampley was the main singer for the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group, The Uniques (not to be confused with the Jamaican and doo-wop
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...

 groups with the same name). The Uniques were based out of Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....

, the largest city near Springhill, and began performing in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, Louisiana, and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. 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".

The Uniques released four original album
Album
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s, and one greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

, between 1965 and their 1970 breakup. Most of the Uniques' material was rooted in rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

, pop
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...

 and swamp pop
Swamp pop
Swamp rock is a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of southeast Texas. Created in the 1950s and early 1960s by teenaged Cajuns and black Creoles, it combines New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and traditional French...

 genres.

In 1971, Stampley signed with ABC-Dot
ABC Records
ABC Records was an American record label, founded in New York City in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records. It originated as the main popular music label operated the Am-Par Record Corporation, the music subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company . ABC-Paramount Records' first president was Samuel H....

 and recorded seven country album
Album
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s that produced such hits as "Soul Song
Soul Song
“Soul Song” is a song made famous by country music singer Joe Stampley. Originally released in 1972, the song became his first No. 1 song and was the title track to Stampley’s album, released in early 1973....

", "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
Two-step
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, which reached #1 on the country chart
Record chart
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.

In 1975, Stampley moved to Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

, where he released out thirteen albums. These albums included such hits as: "Roll On Big Mama
Roll On Big Mama
"Roll On Big Mama" is a 1975 single by Joe Stampley. "Roll On Big Mama" was Joe Stampley's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...

", "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." Stampley also had a string of hits with label-mate Moe Bandy
Moe Bandy
Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...

, (they were known as "Moe & Joe"), consisting of chart-toppers such as "Just Good Ol' Boys
Just Good Ol' Boys
"Just Good Ol' Boys" is a 1979 novelty single by the duo of Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley. "Just Good Ol' Boys" would be a number one single and the most successful collaboration of Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the...

", and "Where's The Dress", which won the American Video Association's award for Video of the Year in 1984.

Stampley has over 60 charted records to his credit. 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
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 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
Country Music Association
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's (CMA) 1980 Vocal Duo of the Year, as "Moe and Joe". Bandy and Stampley also received the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...

's (ACM) Vocal Duo award for two consecutive years. Stampley has also been inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
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, the Louisiana Country Music Hall Of Fame, as well as the Texas Country Music Association Hall of Fame.

Stampley occasionally performs in his native Springhill. Much of his music is available on CD
Compact Disc
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 from his official website.

Albums

Year Title US Country Label
1972 If You Touch Me 17 Dot
1973 Soul Song 13
1974 I'm Still Loving You 7
Take Me Home to Somewhere 16 ABC/Dot
1975 Joe Stampley 24 Epic
Joe Stampley's Greatest Hits Volume I 28 ABC/Dot
Billy, Get Me a Woman 20 Epic
1976 The Sheik of Chicago 38
All These Things 4 ABC/Dot
Ten Songs About Her 30 Epic
1977 Saturday Nite Dance 48
1978 Red Wine and Blue MemoriesA 24
Greatest Hits 42
1979 I Don't Lie 42
1980 After Hours 60
1981 I'm Gonna Love You Back to Loving Me Again 33
1982 I'm Goin' Hurtin 37
Biggest Hits
Backslidin 63
1983 Memory Lane 36
1985 I'll Still Be Loving You
  • ARed Wine and Blue Memories also peaked at #12 on the RPM
    RPM (magazine)
    RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

    Country Albums chart in Canada.

Albums with Moe Bandy

Year Title Chart positions Label
US Country US
Billboard 200
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1979 Just Good Ol' Boys 11 Columbia
1981 Hey Joe! Hey Moe! 23 170
1982 Greatest Hits
1984 Alive and Well 21
1985 Live from Bad Bob's, Memphis
1999 The Best Intersound
2000 Live at Billy Bob's Texas Smith

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Country
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

CAN Country
1971 "Take Time to Know Her" 74 If You Touch Me
1972 "Hello Operator" 75
"If You Touch Me (You've Got to Love Me)" 9 15
"Soul Song
Soul Song
“Soul Song” is a song made famous by country music singer Joe Stampley. Originally released in 1972, the song became his first No. 1 song and was the title track to Stampley’s album, released in early 1973....

"A
1 2 Soul Song
1973 "Bring It On Home (To Your Woman)" 7 4
"Too Far Gone" 12 23
"I'm Still Loving You" 3 2 I'm Still Loving You
1974 "How Lucky Can One Man Be" 11 7
"Take Me Home to Somewhere" 5 9 Take Me Home to Somewhere
1975 "Penny" 8 7
"Roll On Big Mama
Roll On Big Mama
"Roll On Big Mama" is a 1975 single by Joe Stampley. "Roll On Big Mama" was Joe Stampley's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...

"
1 1 Joe Stampley
"Unchained Melody
Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....

"
41 All These Things
"Dear Woman" 11 9 Joe Stampley
"Cry Like a Baby" 70 All These Things
"Billy, Get Me a Woman" 12 30 Billy, Get Me a Woman
"She's Helping Me Get Over Loving You" 25 28
1976 "You Make Life Easy" 61 All These Things
"Sheik of Chicago" 43 Sheik of Chicago
"All These Things" 1 22 All These Things
"Was It Worth It" 43 Shiek of Chicago
"The Night Time and My Baby" 16 37 All These Things
"Whiskey Talkin'" 18 31 Shiek of Chicago
"Everything I Own" 12 26 All These Things
"There She Goes Again" 11 49 Ten Songs About Her
1977 "She's Long Legged" 26 26
"Baby, I Love You So" 15 20 Saturday Night Dance
"Everyday I Have to Cry Some" 14 7
1978 "Red Wine and Blue Memories" 6 7 Red Wine and Blue Memories
"If You've Got Ten Minutes (Let's Fall in Love)" 6 9
"Do You Ever Fool Around" 5 3
1979 "I Don't Lie" 12 21 I Don't Lie
"Put Your Clothes Back On" 9 9
1980 "After Hours" 17 59 After Hours
"Haven't I Loved You Somewhere Before" 32 31
"There's Another Woman" 18 36
1981 "I'm Gonna Love You Back to Loving Me Again" 9 I'm Gonna Love You Back to Loving Me Again
"Whiskey Chasin'" 18 21
"All These Things" (re-recording) 62
"Let's Get Together and Cry" 41
1982 "I'm Goin' Hurtin'" 18 24 I'm Goin' Hurtin
"I Didn't Know You Could Break a Broken Heart" 30
"Backslidin'" 25 Backslidin
1983 "Finding You" 24
"Poor Side of Town
Poor Side of Town (Johnny Rivers song)
"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers that reached number one on the Hot 100 and on the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966.-Song:...

"
12
"Double Shot of My Baby's Love
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)
Double Shot is a popular song written by Don Smith and Cyril Vetter and originally recorded by Dick Holler & the Holidays. It was later recorded by The Swingin' Medallions who released it as their second single in 1966. The song became a Top 20 hit for the group, peaking at #17 on the U.S....

"
8 14 Memory Lane
1984 "Brown Eyed Girl" 29 42
"Memory Lane" (w/ Jessica Boucher) 39 36
1985 "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" 67 I'll Still Be Loving You
"I'll Still Be Loving You" 47
1986 "When You Were Blue and I Was Green" 72
1988 "Cry Baby" 56 Singles only
1989 "You Sure Got This Ol' Redneck Feelin' Blue" 89
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" 59
  • A"Soul Song" also peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100
    Billboard Hot 100
    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

    .

Singles with Moe Bandy

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Country
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

CAN Country
1979 "Just Good Ol' Boys
Just Good Ol' Boys
"Just Good Ol' Boys" is a 1979 novelty single by the duo of Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley. "Just Good Ol' Boys" would be a number one single and the most successful collaboration of Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the...

"
1 8 Just Good Ol' Boys
"Holding the Bag" 7 7
1980 "Tell Ole I Ain't Here, He Better Get on Home" 11 15
1981 "Hey Joe (Hey Moe)
Hey Joe (1953 song)
"Hey Joe" is a 1953 popular song written by Boudleaux Bryant. It was recorded by Carl Smith for Columbia Records on 19 May 1953 and spent eight weeks at #1 on the U.S. country music chart...

"
10 8 Hey Joe! Hey Moe
"Honky Tonk Queen" 12 11
1984 "Where's the Dress" 8 8 Alive and Well
"The Boy's Night Out" 36 24
1985 "Daddy's Honky Tonk" 48 45
"Still on a Roll" 58

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