Papa Charlie McCoy Charles "Papa Charlie" McCoy / Tampa Kid
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- #三角洲布鲁斯 #根源唱作人
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Charles &Papa Charlie& McCoy (May 26, 1909 – July 26, 1950) was an African American delta blues musician and songwriter.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, McCoy was best known by the nickname 'Papa Charlie'. He became one of the major blues accompanists of his time. A guitarist and mandolin player, he played in the Mississippi area with his band, The Mississippi Hot Footers.
McCoy recorded several sides with Bo Carter as the 'Mississippi Mud Steppers'. Among the tracks recorded with Carter were two variations of Cow Cow Davenport's &Cow Cow Blues& . The first, an instrumental, was released as &The Jackson Stomp&. The second, with lyrics and vocals by McCoy, as &The Lonesome Train, That Took My Girl From Town&. They also wrote and recorded &The Vicksburg Stomp& which was resurrected and recorded by Mike Compton, of O Brother, Where Art Thou? fame.
His nimble, sensitive guitar work enriched recordings from performers including Tommy Johnson and Ishman Bracey. He recorded regularly in the late 1920s, often alongside Walter Vincson. He dated blues singer and guitar player Geeshie Wiley around 1928. He also sat in with the Mississippi Sheiks, Rubin Lacy, Son Spand and the many other Delta bluesmen who passed through the Jackson area in the years that followed. He also backed his then sister-in-law, Memphis Minnie in the mid 1930s.
As a slide guitarist, McCoy recorded as under the name of Tampa Kid, and released &Keep On Trying&.
McCoy also joined and performed with his brother (Kansas Joe McCoy) for many years, and they released records under the title of &The McCoy Brothers&.
He eventually migrated to Chicago where he organized two bands, &Papa Charlie's Boys& and with his older brother Kansas Joe McCoy, the Harlem Hamfats, that performed and recorded during the second half of the 1930s. However, service with the United States Army during World War II cut short McCoy’s career.
In poor health, McCoy never returned to music after the war, and he died in Chicago, Illinois in 1950 from paralytic brain disease, only a few months after his brother had died. They are both buried in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
McCoy's composition, &Too Long& was recorded several times by both black and white artists. (wiki)
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by Jason Ankeny
In the company of his older brother Joe, the versatile Charlie McCoy ranked among the great blues accompanists of his era, his nimble, sensitive guitar work enriching recordings from performers including Tommy Johnson and Ishmon Bracey. Born May 26, 1909 in Jackson, MS, the self-taught McCoy was recording regularly by the late '20s, often alongside Walter Vincson; he also sat in with the Mississippi Sheiks, Rubin Lacy, Son Spand, and the many other Delta bluesmen who passed through the Jackson area in the years to follow, occasionally appearing on not only guitar but also mandolin (the latter most notably on his mid-'30s sessions backing sister-in-law Memphis Minnie). With his pleasantly high tenor voice, McCoy could well have become a star in his own right, but he seemed to prefer remaining in the background; among his scattered solo sessions is the first known recorded rendition of the song that eventually became &Sweet Home Chicago.& Between 1936 and 1939, he also cut a number of sessions with his groups Papa Charlie's Boys and the Harlem Hamfats, the latter also featuring his brother. The War cut short McCoy's career, and he made no more recordings after 1942, dying in Chicago on July 26, 1950.
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- @麦丘：Papa Charlie McCoy（1909 05 26—1950）生于密西西比 布鲁斯音乐人