Joe Stampley

Joe Stampley, born on June 6, 1943, in Springhill, Louisiana, is an American country music singer. At age 15, he began writing songs with Merle Kilgore and released his first single "Glenda" in 1959. In the mid-1960s, Stampley became the lead singer for The Uniques, a rock group based out of Shreveport. Their first national hit was "Not Too Long Ago", released in 1965 on Paula Records. Stampley then signed with ABC-Dot in 1971, releasing seven country albums that included hits such as "Soul Song" and "Too Far Gone". In 1975, he moved to Epic Records, where he released thirteen more albums featuring notable songs like "Roll On Big Mama". Stampley's chart success was significant; Joel Whitburn ranked him 52nd among all country artists from 1944–1993 for charted singles. In 1976, he had eight singles on the Billboard country chart and was named Billboard's singles artist of the year. He collaborated with Moe Bandy on a series of duets, known as Moe and Joe, which included hits like "Just Good Ol' Boys" in September 1979. Their success earned them the Country Music Association's Vocal Duo of the Year award in 1980 and the Academy of Country Music's Vocal Duo award for two consecutive years. In 2000, Stampley founded Critter Records.

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