Fifty Cents and a Box Top: The Creative Life of Nashville Session Musician Charlie McCoy

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Charlie McCoy Travis D. Stimeling

Fifty Cents and a Box Top

The Creative Life of Nashville Session Musician Charlie McCoy

Charlie McCoy, Travis D. Stimeling

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West Virginia University Press
30 June 2017

Individual actors & performers; Country & Western music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: Sounding Appalachia

From Ann Margret to Bob Dylan and George Jones to Simon & Garfunkel, Nashville harmonica virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist Charlie McCoy has contributed to some of the most successful recordings of country, pop, and rock music of the last six decades. As the leader of the Hee Haw “Million-Dollar Band,” McCoy spent more than two decades appearing on the television screens of country music fans around the United States. And, as a solo artist, he has entertained audiences across North America, Europe, and Japan and has earned numerous honors as a result. Fifty Cents and a Box Top: The Creative Life of Nashville Session Musician Charlie McCoy offers rare firsthand insights into life in the recording studio, on the road, and on the small screen as Nashville became a leading center of popular music production in the 1960s and as a young McCoy established himself as one of the most sought after session musicians in the country.

By: Charlie McCoy, Travis D. Stimeling
Imprint: West Virginia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781943665716
ISBN 10: 1943665710
Series: Sounding Appalachia
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 June 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Over the course of his nearly six-decade career as a session musician, harmonica virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist Charlie McCoy has appeared on thousands of country, pop, and rock recordings. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame, and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, McCoy also led the famous “Million-Dollar Band” on the syndicated country music program Hee Haw for more than two decades. Travis D. Stimeling is assistant professor of music history at West Virginia University, where he also directs the WVU Bluegrass and Old-Time Bands. His previous books include Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural Sounds of Austin’s Progressive Country Music and The Country Music Reader.

Reviews for Fifty Cents and a Box Top: The Creative Life of Nashville Session Musician Charlie McCoy

“One of the first serious, substantive books by a major participant in the Nashville recording scene. McCoy’s recollections and insights offer a new and fascinating perspective on the development and expansion of the country music industry.” - Rich Kienzle, author of The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones