Joe Stampley (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Joe Stampley (born June 6, 1943, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana) is an American country music singer known for several well-selling songs. 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 before he was ten years of age. In the 1960s, Stampley was the main singer for the rock group, The Uniques (not to be confused with the Jamaican and doo-wop groups with the same name). The Uniques were based out of Shreveport, the largest city near Springhill, and began performing in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. In 1965, The Uniques recorded, "Not Too Long Ago," the first national hit for Paula Records.