Joe " Pajamas " Chiofalo - All vocals, keyboards, samples, synths, percussion and everything else you hear.
Influences
Beatles, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Billy Joel, Rolling Stones, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Elton John ... and just about every other great band from the 50' - 90's !!! All things Classical ...
Joey Pajamas can also be seen playing LIVE with Fran Smith Jr. and Ten Cent Millionaires.
Here are a few shots from a show they did at the House Of Blues in Atlantic City, opening for the Bangles.
A few years back Joey Pajamas entered a song parody competition on the Howard Stern show. With $25,000 on the line, he knew he had to come up with something great. After all, he listened to the show everyday for years, and knew all of the personalities. He's been writing and recording music since the age of 15 - he at least had to send in something. With four days left before the deadline he had an epiphany. He knew what he had to do. Every night after working ten hours a day at his day job, he wrote and recorded his submission. As the announcement of the winners drew nearer, he heard the good entries get praised with laughter and reverence, while the bad ones were scoffed at and dismissed as crap. And still, Pajamas heard nothing of his parody.
Even if it didn't place, he was sure it would at least get a mention, a laugh from the gang if nothing else. Well the winners were announced and Pajamas went on with his life wondering what the f__k happened?? Did they even receive his disc???
Confident that his parody was air worthy, he continued to send his entry in to the station every couple of months for more then a year. He sent them in to Robin and Gary, then to Gary and Fred, then to Robin and Howard, and so on. Finally, after what seemed like forever, he sent in three discs. One to Robin, one to Gary, and the third one to a new comer to the show, his now good friend, Richard Christy. Finally Pajamas heard back. Richard explained that his original lyrics were too risque for testicle radio. He advised Pajamas to change the lyrics and he'd get it to the powers that be. Pajamas went right to work re-recording his original vision. Unlike most parody submissions, Pajamas starts from scratch in his Midi studio using only great samples and a microphone. NO BITCH KARAOKE tracks here.
Within two weeks it was not only finished and delivered to Richard, but the second verse was used as the intro to Robin's news. "Lovin Robin's Back Door" finally had its moment in the sun. The twisted parody of Mr. John Fogerty's classic " Looking Out My Back Door"
This would be the beginning of a wonderful collaboration between the brilliance which is the Howard Stern Show, and a singer/songwriter with a witty, perverted sense of humor. From that day on Pajamas has sent in all kinds of comedic bits. Some of them parodies, some of them original snippets. His country cover version of "This is Beetle" was a big hit, and "Anal Receiver " was number one in the top five in the country for weeks"
"He's real talented" says the King of all media.
Pajamas finally got to meet his pal Richard, along with most of the staff at the Howard Stern Film Festival. They've even worked together on a few bits. "Fag, Fag, You're a Homo" had Pajamas supplying the music/vocals, and Richard laying in his favorite Homo discipline sound bite. A timeless parody of the 50's hit " Run Around Sue " .
Here are just a few of Joey Pajamas' greatest hits. And coming soon ... check out www.joeypajamas.com and listen to, and even download some of your favorite bits for ~ FREE ~!
And on the more serious side of Joe "Pajamas" Chiofalo ..., his first EP " WONDERFUL LIFE " has an eclectic sound all its own. Recorded mostly in Pajamas' own studio, it contains some really great players and singers on it like Dave Mann from Tower of Power on tenor sax, and guitar great Jimi k. Bones who's played with every one from Blondie and Joan Jett, to Enrique Iglesias. Now add the amazing vocals of Lucy Woodward and Jenny Karr to the mix and you have some truly orignal sounding rock & roll. "BALDWIN DRIVE" is the name of the newest line up of great players put together by Pajamas with lots of help from Producer/guitarist Stephen Butler. The new album "ORANGE & BLACK " is now available on ZIP Records, and will be officially released on June 24th. And keep your eyes open for Baldwin Drive >LIVE< with an all new line up of great players taking it to the streets. With Benny Landa & Cary Scopes on lead and acoustic guitars, Alison Jones on bass, and Aaron Brooks on drums. For more info on Pajama's latest record, check out "Baldwin Drive" the band at www.baldwindrivemusic.com
Joey P, what it be? You just let me know when you are playing with Steve again, and I will be there to meet you...with pleasure. Thanks for your kind words (way back when...). I feel like I already know you. Kel
Like Bailey said "you can never quit The Saints and you cant get fired from The Saints" so I guess were in a band..! Love the Stern stuff and good luck w Baldwin! /e
Thanks for the add. You've gotta add your greatest hit to your playlist, She'll always be a stripper to me. Love the work, good luck with the new album.
