Charles Ray McCoy was born on March 28,1941 and is a Grammy-winning American session musician, harmonica player, and multi-instrumentalist.
19 Facts About Charlie McCoy
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Charlie McCoy has recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records.
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Charlie McCoy was a member of Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
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In 2007, Charlie McCoy was inducted into the International Musicians Hall of Fame as a part a group of session musicians dubbed "The Nashville A-Team".
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Charlie McCoy was born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States.
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Charlie McCoy's family moved to nearby Fayetteville when he was a boy and then to Miami, Florida.
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Charlie McCoy learned to play the guitar, and in his teens, the bass and trumpet.
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Charlie McCoy's band consisted of Donny Lytle, later known as Johnny Paycheck, on bass; Bill Johnson on steel guitar; Charlie Justice on guitar; and Bill Phillips, vocal.
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Charlie McCoy enrolled at the Miami University, majoring in musical education.
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Charlie McCoy replied that he was willing to quit his work at the barn dance if they would give him a scholarship.
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Charlie McCoy then received a call from the booking agent Jim Denney, who informed him that Archie Bleyer of Cadence Records had listened to McCoy's tapes and wanted to sign him.
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Charlie McCoy's first recording as a harmonica player was the song "I Just Don't Understand", by Ann-Margret for RCA.
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Charlie McCoy continued to record for the Monument label without a written contract.
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Charlie McCoy has won two CMA Awards and seven ACM Awards.
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Charlie McCoy played guitar on Dylan's "Desolation Row", from the album Highway 61 Revisited; and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", from the album Blonde on Blonde; bass guitar ; keyboards, and drums plus several wind and brass instruments.
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For 19 years Charlie McCoy worked as music director for the popular television show Hee Haw, and was a member of the Million Dollar Band, a group of all-star session musicians who performed on the show.
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On May 17,2009, Charlie McCoy was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with Roy Clark and Barbara Mandrell.
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Charlie McCoy is a member of the International Musicians' Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
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Charlie McCoy has two children with his first wife and five grandchildren.