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Biography
Other people2|Charles McCoy (disambiguation)Infobox musical artist | name = Papa Charlie McCoy| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Charles McCoy| alias = Papa Charlie McCoy, Tampa Kid| birth_date = birth date|1909|5|26|mf=y| birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi , United States | death_date = death date and age|1950|7|26|1909|5|26| death_place = Chicago , Illinois , United States| origin =| instrument = Guitar , mandolin | genre = Delta blues | occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active =| label =| associated_acts = The Mississippi Hot Footers, Bo Carter , Tommy Johnson (blues musician)|Tommy Johnson , Ishman Bracey , The McCoy Brothers, Memphis Minnie | website =| notable_instruments = Charles "Papa Charlie" McCoy (May 26, 1909 – July 26, 1950)Allmusic|class=artist|id=p103615|pure_url=yes Allmusic biography - accessed January 2008 was an African American delta blues musician and songwriter .
Career
Born in Jackson, Mississippi|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 sound recording and reproduction|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 (blues musician)|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 guitar ist, McCoy recorded as under the name of Tampa Kid, and released "Keep On Trying".
McCoy also joined and performed with his sibling|brother ( Kansas Joe McCoy ) for many years, and they released gramophone record|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, http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/1950.html Dead Rock Stars Club - accessed January 2008 only a few months after his brother had died. They are both buried in the Burr Oak Cemetery and Restvale Cemetery|Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois .
McCoy's composition, "Too Long" was recorded several times by both black people|black and white people|white musician|artists .cite book |first= Tony |last= Russell |year= 1997 |title= The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray |edition= |publisher= Carlton Books Limited |location= Dubai |pages= 139–140 |isbn= 1-85868-255-X
Persondata | NAME =Maccoy, Papa Charlie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = African American delta blues musician and songwriter | DATE OF BIRTH =May 26, 1909 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Jackson, Mississippi , United States | DATE OF DEATH =July 26, 1950 | PLACE OF DEATH = Chicago , Illinois , United States DEFAULTSORT:Maccoy, Papa Charlie Category:American blues musicians Category:Delta blues musicians Category:Country blues musicians Category:African American musicians Category:American blues guitarists Category:American military personnel of World War II Category:People from Chicago, Illinois Category:People from Jackson, Mississippi Category:1909 births Category:1950 deaths
