JOHNSON CITY, Tenn (WJHL) — Last week, a Tri-Cities World War II veteran celebrated a big milestone. Charlie McCoy of Johnson City turned 99 with a big bash hosted by family and friends. But while ...

Lauded musician, McCoy, who played on hits such as “The Boxer,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” “Orange Blossom Special,” and “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” and mega-successful songwriter, ...

Sep. 22—FAIRMONT — Charlie McCoy will never forget the day he answered an ad in a comic book. It was 1949 and, at the age of 8, he was intrigued by the ad's challenge, "You can play the harmonica in ...

Fifty cents and a cereal box top. That, and whatever a stamp cost in 1949, sparked one of the most remarkable instrumental careers in music history, one that landed Charlie McCoy in the Country Music ...

This 29-track compilation of recordings Charlie McCoy made in the 1960s with members of his band the Escorts, the majority of which have never been released on CD, is essential listening for anyone ...

Charlie McCoy has been a fixture in the Nashville studio scene for nearly half a century. He's best known as a country virtuoso on harmonica, but he's also done a whole lot else: rock 'n' roll, R&B, ...

In Restvale Cemetery in the southwest suburban village of Alsip, a tree with two gnarled trunks juts from the ground in a stark Y. In its shadow, in two unmarked graves about 20 yards apart, lie blues ...

Charlie McCoy has played on countless recording sessions for everyone from Bob Dylan to Ween. For his latest project, he traded his trusty harmonica for a pen. The Country Music Hall of Famer has ...

Aug. 9, 1979 ~ Apr. 20, 2019 San Pablo Charlie’s mother Darlene A. McCoy preceded him in death in 2011. He is survived by father Charlie McCoy Sr., 3 brothers Jason & Justin McCoy of San Pablo and ...

Harmonica virtuoso Charlie McCoy says the idea for his new EP Charlie Goes Brazil came from bassist James “Hags” Haggerty. Haggerty made the suggestion when they were talking with drummer Martin Lynds ...

ROCK HILL -- Mr. Charlie McCoy Sr. of 402 Castlewood Circle died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, at the home of his daughter, Charlotte Featherstone, 1124 Southland Drive. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday, ...

"Born and raised on the Northside, it reminds you of what you hear when people talk about village living. How everybody took care of everybody. It didn't matter if the neighbor's mom or the neighbor's ...