McCOY, CHARLIE
(*1941)
McCOY, CHARLIE (b. Charles Ray M., Oak Hill, W. Va., March 28, 1941) McCoy is the best-known session harmonica player of the 1960s and 1970s; his style virtually defined how the instrument would be used on mainstream country releases. Born in rural West Virginia, he began playing the harmonica at age eight, and had some musical training as both a vocalist and an arranger in his teen years. In the late 1950s he starting performing on both rock and country circuits as a backup artist; MEL TILLIS…