Ok, it's old news that Joey Spampinato (NRBQ, Spampinato Brothers, etc.) is the shizz (or whatever the kids say these days) but every now and then I need to remind myself...
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Joey Spampinato
- Thread starter Danny O Danny
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Rehearsing for "Hail Hail Rock & Roll", chuck's 60th birthday concert put together by Keith.
1986
Chuck Berry - Guitar, vocals
Eric Clapton - Guitar
Keith Richards - Guitar
Steve Jordan - Drums
Johnnie Johnson - Piano
Chuck Leavell - Organ
Joey Spampinato - Bass
1986
Chuck Berry - Guitar, vocals
Eric Clapton - Guitar
Keith Richards - Guitar
Steve Jordan - Drums
Johnnie Johnson - Piano
Chuck Leavell - Organ
Joey Spampinato - Bass
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Love NRBQ, I used to catch NRBQ every chance I could, the version with Al Anderson. I was always pleasantly surprised at the number of famous folk that would turn out for their shows when I saw them while living in NYC, LA, Vegas, Chicago and London. In Austin is seemed that everyone that didn't have a gig showed up.
Been digitizing the CDs in my live music collection and in the process re-listening to a lot of old NRBQ, so far mostly from 1969-73. One of my all-time favorite bands, I have probably been to more NRBQ shows than any other band including the Grateful Dead. Joey is a sweetheart and an incredibly talented bass player. Not only is his playing and tone unique but I was always amazed at the bass lines he could pull off while singing. Sad that he hasn't been able to perform in years since his cancer diagnosis and treatment. One of the things that I am appreciating as I re-listen to the earlier NRBQ years is how much the sound of Joey's bass evolved over time. At first he had a very aggressive solid body tone but over time he developed that rubbery elusive tone that still had some punch and definition but was mainly something you felt. There were so many shows where you thought the groove between Joey and Tommy couldn't get any deeper and suddenly it would and the roof would come off the venue. I really miss those guys!
