Bass guitarist formerly with Nicky C & the Chateaux. In 1981 he released a country style album as by the Joe Chemay Band. A single culled from the album “Love Is a Crazy Feeling” was released on the Unicorn Label and subsequently re-released on Lincoln records.
Chemay and Paul Leim went on to join the Boys Band who released a self-titled album in 1982 on Asylum Records.
Friend Tim Landers wrote to say that he had “a couple of beers with Joe Chemay in Nashville in January, 2013. Joe worked with Pink Floyd and can be seen in the movie “The Wall.” He has also been touring with Michael Nesmith, and the night I saw him at The Ryman he was playing with Peter Cetera.”
Joe made guest appearances with many major artists. He played bass and provided vocals for Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band’s 1976 LP “Live”. Provided bass on Leon Russell’s 1978 LP “Americana”. Provided vocals on Elton John’s 1976 LP “Blue Moves”, Eric Carmen’s 1978 LP “Change of Heart”, Michael Nesmith’s 1978 LP “Compilation”, Pink Floyd’s 1978 LP “The Wall”. A prolific studio bass guitarist and vocalist, he also appears throughout the ’80s, ’90s, ’00s on recordings by Toby Beau, Juice Newton, Laura Branigan, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Roy Orbison, Barry Manilow, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd, Christopher Cross, Richard Marx, Colin Raye, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Beach Boys, George Strait, Shania Twain, Dixie Chicks, Deana Carter, Martina McBride, The Kinleys, Chris Cagle, Debby Boone, Luke Bryan, Peter Cetera, and many others.
In addition to the LP “Riper The Finer” The Joe Chemay Band released two singles in 1981
Records by the Joe Chemay Band:
1981(LP) Unicorn 9501 The Riper the Finer
1981(45) Unicorn 95001 Proud / Once In A Life
1981 Unicorn 95003 Love Is a Crazy Feeling / (same)
