From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Thu Mar 28, 2002  1:15 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Charlie McCoy
 
CHARLIE McCOY (By Shaun Mather)

Born Charles Ray McCoy, 28 March, 1941, Oak Hill, West Virginia

Charlie McCoy grew up in Miami, Florida where he learned harmonica at
the ripe old age of 8. He was playing in local bands by his mid-teens and
by the time he was 18 he'd been persuaded to move to Nashville by Mel
Tillis. After an unsuccessful time he moved back to Florida but was back
the following year. He played harmonica on Candy Man and Blue Bayou for Roy
Orbison and was soon in demand for session work all over the city. Over the
years he played on the following amongst hundreds of others; Elvis Presley
"Big Boss Man", "High Heel Sneakers", Simon and Garfunkel, "The Boxer",
Johnny Cash, "Orange Blossom Special", "It Ain't Me Babe", Johnny Paycheck,
"Take This Job And Shove It", "Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets", Tom T. Hall,
"Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon Wine", "I Love", George Jones, "He
Stopped Loving Her Today", Tanya Tucker, "Delta Dawn, Jerry Lee Lewis, "What
Made Milwaukee Famous", Waylon Jennings, "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line",
Marie Osmond, "Paper Roses" and Ray Stevens, "The Streak". He also played
on 5 Bob Dylan albums, including Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde On Blonde and
Nashville Skyline. He made handfuls of solo albums starting with 1969's,
The Real McCoy. He became a part of Barefoot Jerry in the mid-70's and
worked as musical director for the tv show Hee-Haw.

Recommended visiting:
www.charliemccoy.com