Screamin' Shoutin' Beggin' and Pleadin' CD

Charlie McCoy
Screamin' Shoutin' Beggin' and Pleadin' CD

Long overdue collection dedicated to the early days of the career of a top Nashville musician, harmonica player and multi-instrumentalist Charlie McCoy!
For the first time, his early rock 'n' roll, rhythm & blues and soul recordings on Cadence, Monument and Rising Sons, are gathered together in a cross-label release.
Screamin' Shoutin' Beggin' and Pleadin' chronicles his musical evolution from a young rock 'n' roller who loved blues, to a mature, incredibly accomplished studio musician in Nashville.
Charlie was born in West Virginia in 1941 and grew up in Miami.
His mother gave her boy a harmonica, and he later taught himself to play guitar and formed his first combo, Charlie McCoy and the Agendas, whilst in high school.
In 1959, he was drawn to Nashville for the first time.
He applied for various jobs as a guitarist in bands, but was finally hired as a drummer!
Various demo recordings Charlie had made during this time ended up with Archie Bleyer, head of Cadence Records.
He signed Charlie and released a first single, Cherry Berry Wine, which made it to #99 on the Billboard charts.
1961 saw the breakthrough in McCoy's career when Chet Atkins heard him.
This CD focuses on the hitherto little documented early years in the career of this unique Nashville musician, revealing an artist who - before he became a major country star - lived out his enthusiasm for rhythm 'n' blues, rock 'n' roll, blues and soul!