Joe Chemay
Joe Chemay is an American bassist and background singer, known for his recording session work.
Biography
Chemay started out working as a session and touring support musician in Los Angeles, but moved to Nashville in 1989.Chemay has worked with Elton John, Shania Twain, Bill Medley, Peter Cetera, Lionel Richie, Christopher Cross, The Beach Boys, Leon Russell, Michael Nesmith, and others.
In 1980 and 1981, Chemay participated in Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour, providing backing vocals. Chemay also was a member of Roger Waters' Bleeding Heart Band, staging a 1990 production of The Wall.
In 2006, Chemay formed the Trifectone Music Group with Biff Watson and Ed Seay to write, develop and produce commercial music.
Discography
Solo recordings
- 2007: Unformattable
With The Joe Chemay Band
- 1981: The Riper the Finer
Also appears on
1976 - 1979
- 1976: Elton John - Blue Moves
- 1977: Eric Carmen - Boats Against the Current
- 1977: Bruce Johnston - Going Public
- 1977: Helen Reddy - Ear Candy
- 1977: Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue
- 1978: Eric Carmen - Change of Heart
- 1978: Michael Nesmith - Live at the Palais
- 1978: Leon Russell - Americana
- 1978: Tanya Tucker - TNT
- 1978: Nigel Olsson - Nigel Olsson
- 1979: The Beach Boys - L.A.
- 1979: Michael Nesmith - Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma
- 1979: Nigel Olsson - Nigel
- 1979: Pink Floyd - The Wall
- 1979: Geno Washington - That's Why Hollywood Loves Me
1980 - 1984
- 1980: Elton John - 21 at 33
- 1980: Leon Russell - Life and Love
- 1980: Toby Beau - If You Believe
- 1981: Karla DeVito - Is This a Cool World or What?
- 1981: Tom Johnston - Still Feels Good
- 1981: Kenny Rogers - Share Your Love
- 1982: Laura Branigan - Branigan
- 1982: Tom Jones - Country
- 1982: Juice Newton - Quiet Lies
- 1982: Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie
- 1982: Kenny Rogers - Love Will Turn You Around
- 1983: Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
- 1983: Kenny Rogers - We've Got Tonight
- 1984: Laura Branigan - Self Control
- 1984: Evelyn "Champagne" King - So Romantic
- 1984: Smokey Robinson - Essar
- 1984: Kenny Rogers - What About Me?
- 1984: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - Once Upon a Christmas
1985 - 1989
- 1985: Christopher Cross - Every Turn of the World
- 1985: Kenny Rogers - The Heart of the Matter
- 1985: Sheila Walsh - Don't Hide Your Heart
- 1986: Juice Newton - Old Flame
- 1986: Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling
- 1987: Duane Eddy - Duane Eddy
- 1987: Julio Iglesias - Un Hombre Solo
- 1987: Richard Marx - Richard Marx
- 1987: Roy Orbison -
- 1988: Christopher Cross - Back of My Mind
- 1989: Animotion - Animotion
- 1989: Barry Manilow - Barry Manilow
- 1989: Stan Ridgway - Mosquitos
- 1989: Stephen Bishop - Bowling in Paris
- 1989: Kenny Rogers - Something Inside So Strong
1990 - 1994
- 1990: George Strait - Livin' It Up
- 1990: Roger Waters - The Wall – Live in Berlin
- 1990: Kenny Rogers - Love Is Strange
- 1991: Collin Raye - All I Can Be
- 1991: George Strait - Chill of an Early Fall
- 1992: Holly Dunn - Getting It Dunn
- 1992: Michael Nesmith - Tropical Campfires
- 1992: Collin Raye - In This Life
- 1992: George Strait - Holding My Own
- 1992: Pam Tillis - Homeward Looking Angel
- 1992: Joy Lynn White - Between Midnight & Hindsight
- 1993: Christopher Cross - Rendezvous
- 1993: Martina McBride - The Time Has Come
- 1993: Bill Miller - The Red Road
- 1993: Kenny Rogers: If Only My Heart Had a Voice
- 1994: Martina McBride - The Way That I Am
- 1994: Michael Nesmith - The Garden
- 1994: Collin Raye - Extremes
- 1994: Michelle Wright - The Reasons Why
1995 - 1999
- 1995: Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs for This?
- 1995: Ty Herndon - What Mattered Most
- 1995: Martina McBride - Wild Angels
- 1995: Collin Raye - I Think About You
- 1996: James Bonamy - What I Live to Do
- 1996: Ty Herndon - Living in a Moment
- 1996: Engelbert Humperdinck - After Dark
- 1996: Reba McEntire - What If It's You
- 1996: Collin Raye - '
- 1996: Ricochet - Ricochet
- 1996: Kevin Sharp - Measure of a Man
- 1996: Chely Wright - Right in the Middle of It
- 1996: Michelle Wright - For Me It's You
- 1996: Reba McEntire - '
- 1997: Sherrié Austin - Words
- 1997: Jan Berry - Second Wave
- 1997: James Bonamy - Roots and Wings
- 1997: Emilio - It's On the House
- 1997: Martina McBride - Evolution
- 1997: Shania Twain - Come On Over
- 1997: Sherrié Austin - Love in the Real World
- 1998: Deana Carter - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- 1998: Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
- 1998: Ty Herndon - Big Hopes
- 1998: Martina McBride - White Christmas
- 1998: Collin Raye - The Walls Came Down
- 1998: Lionel Richie - Time
- 1998: Kevin Sharp - Love Is
- 1998: Daryle Singletary - Ain't It the Truth
- 1998: Faith Hill - Faith
- 1998: Pam Tillis - Every Time
- 1998: The Wilkinsons - Nothing but Love
- 1998: Olivia Newton-John - Back with a Heart
- 1999: Paul Brandt - That's the Truth
- 1999: Ty Herndon - Steam
- 1999: Lace - Lace
- 1999: Martina McBride - Emotion
- 1999: Michael Nesmith - Live at the Britt Festival
2000 - present
- 2000: Clay Davidson - Unconditional
- 2000: Marshall Dyllon - Enjoy the Ride
- 2000: The Kinleys - II
- 2000: Neal McCoy - 24-7-365
- 2000: Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81
- 2000: Collin Raye - Counting Sheep
- 2000: Collin Raye - Tracks
- 2000: Daryle Singletary - Now and Again
- 2000: The Wilkinsons - Here and Now
- 2001: John Anderson - Nobody's Got It All
- 2001: Tammy Cochran - Tammy Cochran
- 2001: Carolyn Dawn Johnson - Room With a View
- 2001: Georgia Middleman - Endless Possibilities
- 2001: Charlie Robison - Step Right Up
- 2002: Tammy Cochran - Life Happened
- 2003: Billy Gilman -
- 2003: Kenny Rogers - Back to the Well
- 2003: Hank Williams, Jr. - I'm One of You
- 2005: Billy Gilman - Everything and More
- 2005: The Wilkinsons - Highway
- 2006: Jeff Bates - Leave the Light On
- 2006: Billy Gilman - Billy Gilman
- 2006: Steve Holy - Brand New Girlfriend
- 2006: Michelle Wright - Everything and More
- 2007: Kevin Fowler - Bring It On
- 2007: The Wilkinsons - Home
- 2009: Luke Bryan - Doin' My Thing
- 2009: Billy Ray Cyrus - Southern Rain
- 2009: Hank Williams, Jr. - 127 Rose Avenue
- 2010: Matt King - Hard Country
- 2014: Michael Nesmith - Movies of the Mind''