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'The McCoys' were a pop group started in Union City, Indiana, U.S., in 1962.
The original members were guitarist Ricky Zehringer (later known as Rick Derringer), his brother Randy on drums, and bassist Dennis Kelly. This first line-up was known as "The Rick Z Combo", and later known as " Rick and the Raiders". When Kelly left for college, the Zehringers were joined by bassist Randy Hobbs, saxophonist Sean Michaels, and keyboardist Ronnie Brandon. This was the line-up that took the name of "The McCoys".
One of their best-known songs is "Hang on Sloopy", which was #1 in America in October 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio. Other hits include a Top 10 cover of "Fever" (Billboard #7), and a Top 40 cover of Ritchie Valens's "Come On Let's Go" (Billboard #21).
A cover of "Sorrow", the B-side of their version of "Fever", was a hit in the United Kingdom for The Merseys and was later covered again by David Bowie.
The two Zehringer brothers (then known as Rick Derringer and Randy Z) and Hobbs joined Johnny Winter's band for the albums ''Johnny Winter And'' and ''Live Johnny Winter And'' in the 1970s. Derringer later played with Edgar Winter, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, amongst others.
Bassist Randy Hobbs died of drug-related heart failure on August 5, 1993. He was 48.
★ 1965 Hang on Sloopy
★ 1966 You Make Me Feel So Good
★ 1968 The Infinite McCoys
★ 1969 Human Ball
★ 2003 Dear Everybody
★ 1965 in music
★ Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1965
★ Classic Bands: The McCoys
★
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| Career |
| Discography |
| See also |
| External links |
Career
The original members were guitarist Ricky Zehringer (later known as Rick Derringer), his brother Randy on drums, and bassist Dennis Kelly. This first line-up was known as "The Rick Z Combo", and later known as " Rick and the Raiders". When Kelly left for college, the Zehringers were joined by bassist Randy Hobbs, saxophonist Sean Michaels, and keyboardist Ronnie Brandon. This was the line-up that took the name of "The McCoys".
One of their best-known songs is "Hang on Sloopy", which was #1 in America in October 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio. Other hits include a Top 10 cover of "Fever" (Billboard #7), and a Top 40 cover of Ritchie Valens's "Come On Let's Go" (Billboard #21).
A cover of "Sorrow", the B-side of their version of "Fever", was a hit in the United Kingdom for The Merseys and was later covered again by David Bowie.
The two Zehringer brothers (then known as Rick Derringer and Randy Z) and Hobbs joined Johnny Winter's band for the albums ''Johnny Winter And'' and ''Live Johnny Winter And'' in the 1970s. Derringer later played with Edgar Winter, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, amongst others.
Bassist Randy Hobbs died of drug-related heart failure on August 5, 1993. He was 48.
Discography
★ 1965 Hang on Sloopy
★ 1966 You Make Me Feel So Good
★ 1968 The Infinite McCoys
★ 1969 Human Ball
★ 2003 Dear Everybody
See also
★ 1965 in music
★ Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1965
External links
★ Classic Bands: The McCoys
★
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