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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Nicholas Spampinato |
| Born | August 16, 1948 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, power pop, jazz rock, rockabilly, garage rock, alternative country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals bass guitar |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Revolvo Records |
| Website | www |
Joseph Nicholas Spampinato (born August 16, 1948) 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 Mersey-Beats USA.[1] 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".[2]
- ^ Demming, Mark. "NRBQ". AllMusic. Rythmn One Group. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (May 24, 1994). "You Can't Call Him Al : That's Because He's Johnny Spampinato, Who's Taking the Big Guy's Place in NRBQ". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2017.