Robert McCoy (pianist)
Robert Jesse McCoy (born March 31, 1910 in Aliceville (Alabama) , † February 12, 1978 in Birmingham , Alabama ) was an American pianist and singer of the blues and barrelhouse piano .
Robert McCoy grew up in Birmingham, where he lived all his life. The first recordings were made in the 1930s with Bogan's Birmingham Busters for Vocalion in 1937 . During this time he worked with Jaybird Coleman , Guitar Slim , James Sherell (aka Peanut The Kidnapper ). He continued his career in the 1940s and 50s, but without the opportunity to record. Professional recordings were not made again until the early 1960s, when the young Patrick Cather got him to record for him in 1961. This is how the LP Barrel House Blues and Jook Piano was created in 1962 , which was released on Cather's Vulcan label . In 1963, Cather produced a second McCoys album, Blues and Boogie Classics .
The pianist should not be confused with the blues musician Robert Lee McCoy, who became known under the pseudonym Robert Nighthawk .
Web links
- Robert McCoy at Allmusic (English)
- Robert McCoy at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information according to Discogs ; according to different statements by Bob L. Eagle and Eric S. LeBlanc in Blues: A Regional Experience Robert "Cyclone" McCoy was born in Franconia, in [[Pickens County, Alabama |]] in about January 1910 and died in about January 1978 in Birmingham.
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 28, 2014)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McCoy, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCoy, Robert Jesse (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist and singer of the blues and barrelhouse piano |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aliceville, Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1978 |
| Place of death | Birmingham , Alabama |