Joe Stampley (born June 6, 1943) is a country music singer originally from Springhill in Webster Parish in northwest Louisiana. He is known for several hits in the 1960s and beyond. He was born to R.C. Stampley, Jr. (1920–2000), and Mary E. Stampley (1924–2004)[LINK: http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Stampley,_Joe/index.html] Joe Stampley entry at starpulse.com. 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 lead 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. They were soon in great demand. In 1965, The Uniques recorded, "Not Too Long Ago", the first national hit for Paula