Robert McCoy • Barrel House Blues And Jook Piano

Robert McCoy is an Alabama bluesman singer/barrelhouse pianist born in the small town of Aliceville, AL, in March 31th, 1910 but moved to Birmingham when he was only a baby and ended up spending the rest of his life there. McCoy's first recordings as a leader came in the '30s, a decade that found him working with Jaybird Coleman and Guitar Slim as well as James Sherell, aka Peanut The Kidnapper. He continued to sing and play the piano on the side in the '40s and '50s. It wasn't until the early '60s that the Birmingham resident returned to professional recording. In 1961, McCoy came to the attention of Patrick Cather, an aspiring blues producer who also lived in Birmingham and he wanted to start a label and produce blues records. In 1962, Cather produced McCoy's first full-length LP Barrel House Blues And Jook Piano, which was released on Cather's own Vulcan Records. The following year, Cather produced McCoy's sophomore album, Blues and Boogie Classics, also released on Vulcan. After Blues and Boogie Classics, McCoy didn't record any more albums, he died in Birmingham 12 February of 1978. 

 

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Robert McCoy es un cantante y pianista de blues de Alabama nacido en la pequeña ciudad de Aliceville, AL, el 31 de marzo de 1910, pero que se trasladó a Birmingham cuando era sólo un bebé y acabó pasando allí el resto de su vida. Las primeras grabaciones de McCoy como líder llegaron en los años 30, una década en la que trabajó con Jaybird Coleman y Guitar Slim, así como con James Sherell, alias Peanut The Kidnapper. Siguió cantando y tocando el piano en los años 40 y 50. No fue hasta principios de los años 60 que el residente de Birmingham volvió a la grabación profesional. En 1961, McCoy llamó la atención de Patrick Cather, un aspirante a productor de blues que también vivía en Birmingham y que quería crear un sello y producir discos de blues. En 1962, Cather produjo el primer LP completo de McCoy, Barrel House Blues And Jook Piano, que se publicó en Vulcan Records, propiedad de Cather. Al año siguiente, Cather produjo el segundo álbum de McCoy, Blues and Boogie Classics, también publicado en Vulcan. Después de Blues and Boogie Classics, McCoy no grabó más discos, y murió en Birmingham el 12 de febrero de 1978.

Tracklist:
A1 - Bye Bye Baby - 3:00
A2 - Dyin' Slow Blues - 3:00
A3 - Louise Blues # 1 - 3:15
A4 - Louise Blues # 2 - 4:45
A5 - Bessemer Rag - 2:35
B1 - Washington Heights - 4:00
B2 - Let's Get Together - 3:00
B3 - Pratt City Special - 4:00
B4 - Call The Wagon - 4:35
B5 - Church Bell Blues - 3:05

Credits:
    Piano, Vocals – Robert McCoy

Label: Vulcan ‎– 2501, Vulcan ‎– V-2501
Released: 1963
Genre: Blues
Style: Piano Blues

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