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Joe Dan “Jody” Chastain

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Joe Dan “Jody” Chastain

Birth
Athens, Henderson County, Texas, USA
Death
28 Jul 1999 (aged 65)
Sugar Tree, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Sugar Tree, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Joe Dan Chastain married Sheila Wyolene Coleman in 1957 in Mississippi and they had two children Joe Dan Jr. and Terry Dawn.
Jody was born in Ennid, Texas. He played with early rockabilly Eddie Bond's band, The Stompers, and wrote the rockabilly great Boppin' Bonnie for Bond. Jody later played with Fuller Todd before becoming associated with Charlie Feathers and Jerry Huffman as The Musical Warriors. When Feathers transformed his band from country to rockabilly, Jody changed from steel guitar to string bass, and Jerry Huffman took over lead guitar. The Musical Warriors played gigs together throughout the midsouth. Charlie, Jody, and Jerry wrote and recorded the famous Tongue-Tied Jill. It was released by Meteor Records (you can see/hear this here at Rare Records Net) On June 23, 1958, the Kay music label released a 45 rpm rockabilly record containing Jody Chastain's My My and Jody's Beat . He was a Rockabilly
Joe Dan Chastain married Sheila Wyolene Coleman in 1957 in Mississippi and they had two children Joe Dan Jr. and Terry Dawn.
Jody was born in Ennid, Texas. He played with early rockabilly Eddie Bond's band, The Stompers, and wrote the rockabilly great Boppin' Bonnie for Bond. Jody later played with Fuller Todd before becoming associated with Charlie Feathers and Jerry Huffman as The Musical Warriors. When Feathers transformed his band from country to rockabilly, Jody changed from steel guitar to string bass, and Jerry Huffman took over lead guitar. The Musical Warriors played gigs together throughout the midsouth. Charlie, Jody, and Jerry wrote and recorded the famous Tongue-Tied Jill. It was released by Meteor Records (you can see/hear this here at Rare Records Net) On June 23, 1958, the Kay music label released a 45 rpm rockabilly record containing Jody Chastain's My My and Jody's Beat . He was a Rockabilly


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  • Created by: Kay Ponder
  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55526607/joe_dan-chastain: accessed ), memorial page for Joe Dan “Jody” Chastain (21 Dec 1933–28 Jul 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55526607, citing Hartley Cemetery, Sugar Tree, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Kay Ponder (contributor 47204410).