Joe Stampley and the Uniques

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Does anyone here remember the pride of Springhill, LA-Joe Stampley?

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They used to play at Youth Center dances in my town.

Roll on, Big Mama!! The man was Travis Tritt before Travis Tritt.

I knew the solo remake Stampley did on "All These Things", then I heard the original and was blown away. It should have been a monster hit up there with Unchained Melody. Great singer.

From one of those mid-1960s pop music shows - either Shindig (ABC) or Hullabaloo (NBC).

The Uniques - Not Too Long Ago

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From one of those mid-1960s pop music shows - either Shindig (ABC) or Hullabaloo (NBC).

The Uniques - Not Too Long Ago

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Whoa I had no idea they ever did national TV

I think this is from a show called Shivaree

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I think this is from a show called Shivaree

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I'm thinking it was Shindig

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I couldn't find them on the guest lists for Shivaree, Shindig, or a similar show Hollywood-a-Go-Go.

Their only IMDb credit is American Bandstand, but I don't think AB used that kind of set, or hired that many extras.

Here are some shots of the Shivaree set:





Uniques:

Heeeeey Moe. Heeeeeey Joe.

Great singer.

Good ol' Boys

Hey Joe

I read somewhere the song "All These Things" was written in 1962 by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym "Naomi Neville".

The most successful version of the song was recorded by Joe Stampley in 1966, and became his 3rd #1 country single.

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I read somewhere the song "All These Things" was written in 1962 by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym "Naomi Neville".

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Now that you mention it, it definitely has the Neville feel to it.

Here's the original with Art Neville singing. LINK

And Allen Toussaint explaining how he wrote it. LINK


BONUS: Elvis Costello singing it. Wow. LINK

I remember them well. I was in high school in North La. then, saw them many times in Bastrop, Monroe, at Northeast, and in Shreveport and at LSU in 73/74. Have all 4 albums, very good 60's rock n roll. Saw a battle of the bands between the Uniques and John Fred and the Playboys about '72 or '73 or so. I followed Joe when he switched to country to make a living and he did well. Youtube has a lot of them on it. I knew his brother, the bass player, in the 80's. His wife and my wife were both clothing buyers at the Dallas Apparel Market every season and we would meet and talk about the music many times.

Lee Tillman's version was more up-tempo with a terrific horn section :

All These Things - Lee Tillman