Joey Spampinato
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Nicholas Spampinato |
| Born |
August 16, 1948 The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Origin | Italian-American |
| Genres | Rock, power pop, jazz rock, rockabilly, garage rock, alternative country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1967-present |
| Labels | Revolvo Records |
| Associated acts | NRBQ, The Seven of Us, The Spampinato Brothers, The Rip-It-Ups, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Skeeter Davis, Kami Lyle |
| Website | www |
Joseph Nicholas "Joey" Spampinato (born August 16, 1948, Bronx, New York) is a multi-instrumentalist and was a founding member and bass player of NRBQ. He was also one of the band's lead singers and chief songwriters. Before NRBQ he played in several bands, including The Seven of Us, which in 1967 while in Miami, Florida, met another band, The Merseybeats USA. The bands merged to form NRBQ. On the group's first two albums, NRBQ (Columbia, 1969) and Boppin' the Blues (With Carl Perkins, Columbia, 1970) Spampinato is credited as "Jody St. Nicholas."
Spampinato played bass on many albums including Keith Richards' album Talk Is Cheap, Bonnie Raitt's Fundamental, and was one of the bassists on Eric Clapton's 24 Nights in 1991. He appeared in the film Hail, Hail Rock N’ Roll, with rock legends Chuck Berry and Keith Richards. Spampinato's songs have been covered by Bonnie Raitt, Shakin' Stevens, Los Lobos, Dave Edmunds and others.
Spampinato lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with his wife, Kami Lyle, a singer, songwriter and trumpeter. Spampinato was married to country star and rockabilly icon Skeeter Davis. Spampinato plays in the Spampinato Brothers with his guitarist brother, Johnny Spampinato, who from 1994 to 2008 was a member of NRBQ. They also play in the Cape Cod band the Rip-It-Ups. In February 2011, the Spampinato Brothers released a CD, Pie in the Sky, on Revolvo Records.
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