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Name | Moe Bandy |
Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr. |
Born | February 12, 1944 |
Instrument | singing, guitar |
Genre | Country |
Occupation | country singer |
Years active | 1964 to present. |
Label | Sweetsong Nashville |
Associated acts | Joe Stampley, Becky Hobbs, Judy Bailey |
Website | www.moebandy.com |
Past members | }} |
Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy–(born February 12, 1944 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a country music singer. He was most popular during the 1970s, when he had several hit songs, both alone and with his singing partner Joe Stampley.
The Bandy family moved to San Antonio, Texas when Moe was six years old. His mother played piano and sang. Bandy was taught to play the guitar by his father, but made little use of the ability until he was in his teens. His father's wish that Moe also play the fiddle never materialized.
He made some appearances with his father's country band, the Mission City Playboys, but generally during his high school days, he showed little interest in music but a great deal in rodeos. He tried bronco-busting and bull-riding and by the time he was 16, he was competing in rodeos all over Texas.
Although work was plentiful, the pay was poor and during the day he worked for his father as a sheet metal worker. This was to last for the next 12 years, during which time he made a few recordings for various small labels. In 1964, he had his first single, "Lonely Lady", on the Satin label, but it made little impression. He did manage to get his band a residency on a local television program called Country Corner and in this capacity, he provided backing for several touring stars.
In 1973, he went solo when record producer Ray Baker, who had listened to Bandy's demos the previous year, suggested he come to Nashville. Bandy managed to obtain a loan and recorded a song called "I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today". Initially released on Footprint Records with a limited pressing of 500 copies, it soon came to the attention of the Atlanta-based GRC label. In March 1974, it entered the US country charts, eventually peaking at number 17. Other hits followed, including "It Was Always So Easy To Find An Unhappy Woman (Till I Started Looking For Mine)" and "Don't Anyone Make Love At Home Anymore".
In 1975, a song written by his friend Lefty Frizzell and Whitey Shaffer gave him a number seven country hit, firmly establishing his reputation. "Bandy The Rodeo Clown" was to become not only one of his own favorites but also one of his most popular recordings. (Shaffer was greatly amused by the way Bandy pronounced woman as "woh-min", and began to send him songs with the "woh-min" in them.)
Bandy sang in a simple style that extracted the utmost from his songs of lost love, sadness and life. Although by no means a Hank Williams sound-alike, his method of putting across his honky tonk songs shows a distinct influence from Williams. He met with immediate success at Columbia Records with Paul Craft's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" and quickly added further hits, including "Here I Am Drunk Again".
From 1977 through 1979, he was a country chart regular with singles such as "I'm Sorry For You, My Friend" (the song Williams had written for their mutual friend Lefty Frizzell), "Cowboys Ain't Supposed To Cry", "That's What Makes The Jukebox Play" and a duet with Janie Fricke, "It's A Cheating Situation".
During the 1980s, Bandy maintained a steady line of solo successes, including "Yesterday Once More", "Rodeo Romeo", "She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)" and "Till I'm Too Old To Die Young", and several others.
Bandy also registered duet successes with Judy Bailey ("Following The Feeling") and Becky Hobbs ("Let's Get Over Them Together"). Over the years, he maintained a touring schedule estimated to average between 250 and 300 days a year, and appeared on numerous network television shows. In later years, he cut back considerably on his schedule. He was never a regular Grand Ole Opry member, but has made guest appearances from time to time.
Critics reviewing some of his later recordings wrote that it was strange that, when more artists were actually recording his type of music, some of his recordings were spoiled by string and or choir arrangements, and advised that an immediate return to his roots was necessary. Bandy opened his popular Americana Theatre in Branson, Missouri in 1991. He is currently appearing at the Jim Stafford Theater in Branson.
Moe, along with his brother, Mike Bandy, a six time NFR bull riding qualifier, were inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2007.
Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |
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''I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today'' | ||||
''It Was Always So Easy'' | ||||
1975 | ''Bandy the Rodeo Clown'' | |||
''Hank Williams You Wrote My Life'' | ||||
''Here I Am Drunk Again'' | ||||
''I'm Sorry for You My Friend'' | ||||
''The Best'' | ||||
''Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry'' | ||||
''Soft Lights and Hard Country Music'' | ||||
''Love Is What Life's All About'' | ||||
''It's a Cheating Situation'' | ||||
''One of a Kind'' | ||||
''The Champ'' | ||||
''Following the Feeling'' | ||||
''Rodeo Romeo'' | ||||
''Encore'' | ||||
''She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)'' | ||||
''Salutes the American Cowboy'' | Warwick | |||
''I Still Love You in the Same Ol' Way'' | ||||
''Greatest Hits'' | ||||
''Sings Songs of Hank Williams'' | ||||
''Devoted to Your Memory'' | ||||
1984 | ''Motel Matches'' | |||
''Keepin' It Country'' | ||||
''Barroom Roses'' | ||||
1987 | ''You Haven't Heard the Last of Me'' | MCA | ||
1988 | ''No Regrets'' | |||
1989 | ''Many Mansions'' | |||
1990 | ''Greatest Hits'' | |||
1993 | ''Live in Branson, MO USA'' | Laserlight | ||
''Picture in a Frame'' | ||||
''Gospel Favorites'' | ||||
1996 | ''A Cowboy Christmas'' | |||
1997 | ''Act Naturally'' | |||
2005 | ''Too Old to Die Young'' | Pegasus |
Year | Title | Chart positions | Label | |
US Country | ! width="50" | |||
1979 | ''Just Good Ol' Boys'' | |||
1981 | ''Hey Joe! Hey Moe!'' | |||
1982 | ''Greatest Hits'' | |||
1984 | ''Alive and Well'' | |||
1985 | ''Live from Bad Bob's, Memphis'' | |||
1999 | ''The Best'' | Intersound | ||
2000 | ''Live at Billy Bob's Texas'' | Smith |
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
! width="50" | CAN Country | |||
"I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today" | ||||
"Honky Tonk Amnesia" | ||||
"It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)" | ||||
"Don't Anyone Make Love at Home Anymore" | ||||
"Bandy the Rodeo Clown" | ''Bandy the Rodeo Clown'' | |||
"Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" | ||||
"The Biggest Airport in the World" | ||||
"Here I Am Drunk Again" | ||||
"She Took More Than Her Share" | ||||
"I'm Sorry for You, My Friend" | ''I'm Sorry for You My Friend'' | |||
"Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry" | ||||
"She Just Loved the Cheatin' Out of Me" | ||||
"Soft Lights and Hard Country Music" | ||||
"That's What Makes the Juke Box Play" | ||||
"Two Lonely People" | ''Love Is What Life's All About'' | |||
"It's a Cheating Situation" (w/ Janie Fricke) | ||||
"Barstool Mountain" | ||||
"I Cheated Me Right Out of You" | ||||
"One of a Kind" | ||||
"The Champ" | ||||
"Yesterday Once More" | ||||
"Following the Feeling" (w/ Judy Bailey) | ||||
"My Woman Loves the Devil Out of Me" | ||||
"Rodeo Romeo" | ||||
"She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)" | ||||
"Only If There Is Another You" | ||||
"I Still Love You in the Same Ol' Way" | ''I Still Love You in the Same Ol' Way'' | |||
"Let's Get Over Them Together" (w/ Becky Hobbs) | ||||
"You're Gonna Lose Her Like That" | ||||
"It Took a Lot of Drinkin' (To Get That Woman Over Me)" | ||||
"Woman Your Love" | ||||
1985 | "Barroom Roses" | ''Barroom Roses'' | ||
1986 | "One Man Band" | |||
"'Til I'm Too Old to Die Young" | ||||
"You Haven't Heard the Last of Me" | ||||
"Americana" | ||||
"Ashes in the Wind" | ||||
"I Just Can't Say No to You" | ||||
"Many Mansions" | ||||
"This Night Won't Last Forever" |
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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"Just Good Ol' Boys" | ||||
"Holding the Bag" | ||||
1980 | "Tell Ole I Ain't Here, He Better Get on Home" | |||
"Honky Tonk Queen" | ||||
"Where's the Dress" | ||||
"The Boy's Night Out" | ||||
"Daddy's Honky Tonk" | ||||
"Still on a Roll" |
Category:1944 births Category:Living people Category:American country musicians Category:American country singers Category:Musicians from Mississippi Category:People from Meridian, Mississippi
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Name | Janie Fricke |
Background | solo_singer |
Birth date | December 19, 1947 |
Origin | South Whitley, Indiana, U.S. |
Instrument | Vocals, guitar |
Genre | Country pop |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1977–present |
Label | Columbia Records Branson Records JMF Records Smith Music Records DM Records |
Associated acts | Charlie Rich, Johnny Duncan, Merle Haggard, Larry Gatlin, Louise Mandrell, Barbara Mandrell, Karen Taylor-Good |
Website | Official Site }} |
Janie Fricke was one of the most popular female country singers of the '80s, racking a string of hits and proving herself a versatile vocalist with a particular flair for ballads. She won the Country Music Association's "Female Vocalist of the Year" awards in 1982 and 1983.
During this time, Fricke had already released three studio albums, starting in 1977 with her debut album, ''Singer of Songs''. The album produced her first three singles, "What're You Doing Tonight?", "Please Help Me I'm Fallin' (In Love With You)", and "Baby's It's You". In 1979 Fricke released her second and third studio albums, ''Love Notes'' and ''From the Heart''. Only ''Love Notes'' produced one Top 20 hit. None of Fricke's albums at this time had charted yet on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.
By this time, she'd broadened her style to include more up-tempo tracks as well. In 1982 and 1983, Fricke was awarded "Female Vocalist of the Year" from the Country Music Association. In 1983, Fricke also released her next studio album, ''Love Lies'', which peaked at #10 on the Top Country Albums chart. The album spawned a #1 single, "Let's Stop Talkin' About It" and a Top 10, "If the Fall Don't Get You". In 1984, Fricke released her next album, ''First Word in Memory''. The lead single, "Your Heart's Not In It" was a #1 hit in 1984, followed by the title track, which became a Top 10 hit the same year. In the 80s, Fricke also played one of the criminals, Ginny, who hid loot in the dash of a getaway car that was to become the "General Lee" in the Dukes of Hazzard episode "Happy Birthday, General Lee", Episode 131.
Her 1985 album, ''Somebody Else's Fire'' peaked at #21 on the Top Country Albums chart, and yielded three top ten hits. Fricke was featured on Merle Haggard's 1985 single, "A Place to Fall Apart" which became a #1 hit. In 1986, Fricke released her next album, ''Black & White''. The album included her last #1 hit, "Always Have, Always Will", as well as her last Top 20 hit, "When a Woman Cries", which peaked at #20 in 1986.
Annoyed by mispronounciations of her name, she changed the spelling to "Frickie" in 1986, but a few years later, reverted to the original spelling.
As Neo-traditional Country music artists began to become popular in 1987, including Patty Loveless and Randy Travis, the Country-pop styled music Fricke had been recording since the early part of the decade was no longer in style on Country radio. Fricke's success began to decline. She recorded a Top 25 hit with Larry Gatlin called "From Time to Time (It Sure Feels Like Love Again)", released on Gatlin's 1987 ''Partners'' album. Fricke's 1987 album, ''After Midnight'' released one Top 40 Country hit, "Are You Satisfied", which peaked at #32. The other singles from the album did not peak within the Top 40. In 1988, Fricke's ''Saddle in the Wind'' album peaked at #64 on the Top Country Albums chart. After 1989's ''Labor of Love'' album, Fricke and Columbia records parted ways. Her last charted single was also released in 1989, "Give 'EM My Number", which peaked at #43 on the Billboard Country Chart.
Fricke continues to be actively involved in the music industry today. In 2005, she attended the Country Music Association Awards. Fricke was the Firefighters' Marshal for Winchester, Virginia's "80th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival" in May, 2007.
! Year | ! Award Program | ! Award |
1979 | Music City News Country | Most Promising Female Artist of the Year |
1982 | Female Vocalist of the Year | |
Female Vocalist of the Year | ||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Top Female Vocalist | |
Female Artist of the Year | ||
1984 | Female Artist of the Year |
Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:American country singers Category:American female singers Category:American country guitarists Category:Musicians from Indiana Category:People from Whitley County, Indiana Category:Epic Records artists
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name | Joe Stampley | |
background | solo_singer | |
birth name | | |
alias | | |
born | June 06, 1943 | |
death date | | |
origin | Springhill, Louisiana, United States | |
instruments | Vocals, piano | |
genre | Country | |
occupation | Singer-songwriter | |
years active | 1971–present | |
label | ABC/DotEpic | |
associated acts | | |
website | www.joestampley.com | }} |
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. One year later, they followed with "All These Things".
The Uniques released four original albums, and one greatest hits compilation, between 1965 and their 1970 breakup. Most of the Uniques' material was rooted in rhythm and blues, rock, pop and swamp pop genres.
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 reached #1 on the country chart.
In 1975, Stampley moved to Epic Records, where he released out thirteen albums. These albums included such hits 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." Stampley also had a string of hits with label-mate Moe Bandy, (they were known as "Moe & Joe"), 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.
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 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". Bandy and Stampley also received the Academy of Country Music's (ACM) Vocal Duo award for two consecutive years. Stampley has also been inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame, 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 from his official website.
! Year | ! Title | Top Country Albums>US Country | ! Label |
1972 | ''If You Touch Me'' | ||
1973 | ''Soul Song'' | ||
''I'm Still Loving You'' | |||
''Take Me Home to Somewhere'' | ABC/Dot | ||
''Joe Stampley'' | Epic | ||
''Joe Stampley's Greatest Hits Volume I'' | ABC/Dot | ||
''Billy, Get Me a Woman'' | |||
''The Sheik of Chicago'' | |||
''All These Things'' | ABC/Dot | ||
''Ten Songs About Her'' | |||
1977 | ''Saturday Nite Dance'' | ||
''Red Wine and Blue Memories''A | |||
''Greatest Hits'' | |||
1979 | ''I Don't Lie'' | ||
1980 | ''After Hours'' | ||
1981 | ''I'm Gonna Love You Back to Loving Me Again'' | ||
''I'm Goin' Hurtin''' | |||
''Biggest Hits'' | |||
''Backslidin''' | |||
1983 | ''Memory Lane'' | ||
1985 | ''I'll Still Be Loving You'' |
Year | Title | Chart positions | Label | |
US Country | ! width="50" | |||
1979 | ''Just Good Ol' Boys'' | |||
1981 | ''Hey Joe! Hey Moe!'' | |||
1982 | ''Greatest Hits'' | |||
1984 | ''Alive and Well'' | |||
1985 | ''Live from Bad Bob's, Memphis'' | |||
1999 | ''The Best'' | Intersound | ||
2000 | ''Live at Billy Bob's Texas'' | Smith |
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
! width="50" | CAN Country | |||
1971 | "Take Time to Know Her" | |||
"Hello Operator" | ||||
"If You Touch Me (You've Got to Love Me)" | ||||
"Soul Song"A | ||||
"Bring It On Home (To Your Woman)" | ||||
"Too Far Gone" | ||||
"I'm Still Loving You" | ||||
"How Lucky Can One Man Be" | ||||
"Take Me Home to Somewhere" | ||||
"Penny" | ||||
"Roll On Big Mama" | ''Joe Stampley'' | |||
"Unchained Melody" | ''All These Things'' | |||
"Dear Woman" | ''Joe Stampley'' | |||
"Cry Like a Baby" | ''All These Things'' | |||
"Billy, Get Me a Woman" | ||||
"She's Helping Me Get Over Loving You" | ||||
"You Make Life Easy" | ''All These Things'' | |||
"Sheik of Chicago" | ''Sheik of Chicago'' | |||
''All These Things'' | ||||
"Was It Worth It" | ''Shiek of Chicago'' | |||
"The Night Time and My Baby" | ''All These Things'' | |||
"Whiskey Talkin'" | ''Shiek of Chicago'' | |||
"Everything I Own" | ''All These Things'' | |||
"There She Goes Again" | ||||
"She's Long Legged" | ||||
"Baby, I Love You So" | ||||
"Everyday I Have to Cry Some" | ||||
"Red Wine and Blue Memories" | ||||
"If You've Got Ten Minutes (Let's Fall in Love)" | ||||
"Do You Ever Fool Around" | ||||
"I Don't Lie" | ||||
"Put Your Clothes Back On" | ||||
"After Hours" | ||||
"Haven't I Loved You Somewhere Before" | ||||
"There's Another Woman" | ||||
"I'm Gonna Love You Back to Loving Me Again" | ||||
"Whiskey Chasin'" | ||||
"All These Things" (re-recording) | ||||
"Let's Get Together and Cry" | ||||
"I'm Goin' Hurtin'" | ||||
"I Didn't Know You Could Break a Broken Heart" | ||||
"Backslidin'" | ||||
"Finding You" | ||||
"Poor Side of Town" | ||||
"Brown Eyed Girl" | ||||
"Memory Lane" (w/ Jessica Boucher) | ||||
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" | ||||
"I'll Still Be Loving You" | ||||
1986 | "When You Were Blue and I Was Green" | |||
1988 | "Cry Baby" | |||
"You Sure Got This Ol' Redneck Feelin' Blue" | ||||
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" |
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
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"Just Good Ol' Boys" | ||||
"Holding the Bag" | ||||
1980 | "Tell Ole I Ain't Here, He Better Get on Home" | |||
"Honky Tonk Queen" | ||||
"Where's the Dress" | ||||
"The Boy's Night Out" | ||||
"Daddy's Honky Tonk" | ||||
"Still on a Roll" |
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