Christopher Charles Stamey (born December 6, 1954)[2] is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
After a brief time playing with Alex Chilton, as well as Mitch Easter under the name Sneakers, Stamey formed The dB's with Peter Holsapple.
After moving from Chapel Hill to New York City, Stamey played with the Erasers, then as Alex Chilton's bass player.
[2] He has worked as a producer and sound engineer for various artists and recording projects including those by the alternative country group Whiskeytown.
On June 12, 2021 (Record Store Day), Stamey and Holsapple released Our Back Pages on Omnivore, an album of acoustic arrangements of songs by The dB’s.