Charlie McCoy

Charlie McCoy is a American Harmoniciste , specialized in the Country music. It was born with Oak Hill (the United States) the March 28th 1941.

Biography

Since its beginnings with the Harmonica, Charlie McCoy played with a great number of artists of the whole world like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Cliff Richard, Johnny Cash, Eddy Mitchell and Yvette Horner.

It started to work in meetings of recording at the beginning of the Années 1960. After having taken part in the famous piece Candy Man , of Roy Orbison, Charlie McCoy becomes one of the Instrumentiste S per annum the most requested from Nashville with sometimes 400 recordings. For a few years, however, it has singularly reduced the number of these sessions in order to be devoted to rounds to the Japan and in Europe in addition to those to the USA.

Charlie McCoy started to carry out albums under the label Monument Records at the end of the years 1960: after The Real McCoy , left in 1969, eleven other albums are appeared under this label. It thus obtained many distinctions, including one Grammy Award . And, in spite of the years, it always receives nominations.

In addition to its work for its own albums, Charlie McCoy was member of two legendary groups in Nashville: Area Codes 615 and Barefoot Jerry. It is as recognized for its capacities to play of many instruments, others as the harmonica: low Guitar, , battery, Piano…

In 1982, the label Monument Records puts an end to its activity, and Charlie records, with its group, One for the road , in 1986. It records then four albums under the label Step One Records .

Since, Charlie McCoy regularly makes rounds in Europe and in Japan, and it carried out several albums with Danish, French, and German companies.

Distinctions

Grammy Award 1973 "The Real McCoy" album.
CMA Awards 1972-1973 "Instrumentalist off the Year"
Academy off Country Music 1977, '78, '79, '80, '81, '83, '88 " Instrumentalist off the Year"

Discography

The Real McCoy (1968 version), 1968
The World off Charlie McCoy, 1967
The Real McCoy, 1971
Charlie McCoy, 1972
Good Time Charlie, 1973
The Fastest Harp in the South, 1973
The Nashville Hit Man, 1974
Charlie McCoy Christmas, 1974
Charlie My Boy, 1975
Harpin' The Blues, 1975
Play It Again Charlie, 1976
Country Cookin', 1977
Greatest Hits, 1978
Appalachian Fever, 1979
One For the Road, 1986
Charlie McCoy' S 13th, 1988
Beam Me Up Charlie, 1989
Out One has Limb, 1991
Precious Memories, 1998
Classic Country, 2003

In Europe

Jones Harmonica, 1987
Another Side off Charlie McCoy, 1988 '
Candle Light, Wine & Charlie, 1989
International Incident, 1990
International Airport, 1992
Live in Paris, 1992
Choo Choo Ch' Boogie, 1994
American Roots, 1995
the Country Legend, 1998

Participations as a musician

Eddy Michel: Album: " Rockin' in Nashville Live At the Olympia May 1975 "
Elvis Presley: 7 movie soundtracks, individual records; " Big Man" Boss; , " High Heel Sneakers"
Bob Dylan: 5 albums, harmonica one " Obviously Five Believers"
Perry Como, " Dream One Little Dreamer" , " Seattle"
Simon and Garfunkle, " The Boxer"
Paul Simon, " Hobo" dad;
Manhattan Transfer, " Coil For Sale"
Ann-Margret, " I Just Don' T Understand"
Peter, Paul & Mary, " Album 17"
Roy Orbison, " Candy Man" , " Blue Bayou"
Patti Page, " Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte"
Steve Miller Band, " Going Back To The Country"
Nancy Sinatra, " Jackson"
Ringo Starr, album " Much off Blues"
Gordon Lightfoot, " Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
Conway Twitty, " Play, Guitar Play"
Johnny Cash, " Orange Blossom Special" , " It Ain' T Me Babe"
Vince Gill, " Christmas Won' T Be The Same This Year"
Alabama, " Tar Top"
Barbara Mandrell, " I Was Country, When Country Wasn' T Cool"
Johnny Paycheck, " Take This Job And Shove It" , " Slide Off Off Your Sheets" Satin;
Tom T. Hall, " Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon Wine" , " I Love"
Bobby Bare, " Five Hundred Miles"
Dolly Parton, " My Tennessee Mountain Home"
Loretta Lynn, " When The Tingle Becomes has Chill"
Flatt And Scruggs, album " Times, They Are A' Changing"
Osborn Brothers, " Midnight Flyer"
Doc. Watson, album with Flatt and Scruggs
George Jones, " He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Steve Wariner, " Tennessee Christmas"
Ronnie Milsap, " I Wouldn' T Cuts Missed It For The World"
Tanya Tucker, " Dawn" delta; , " What' S Your Mama' S Name" , " Blood Red And Going Down"
Anne Murray, " I' m In Coils With You"
Johnny Carver, " Tie has Yellow Ribbon"
Jerry Lee Lewis, " What Made Milwaukee Famous"
Waylon Jennings, " Only Daddy That' L Walk The Line" , " Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Jim ED Brown, " Southern Loving"
Chet Atkins, " Chet Picks One The Beatles" , " Superpickers"
Wilma Burgess, " Baby"
Marie Osmond, " Paper Roses"
Ray Stevens, " The Streak"
Sammy Kershaw, " Tatoo"
Rodney Crowell, " Candy Man"
Ween, " Twelve Golden delicious Country Greats"

External bond

Official site

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