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R O B E R T   M c C O Y; Vulcan LP 2501; artwork by 'Sullie' (E.B. Sullivan)
Vulcan LP V-2501; artwork by "Sullie" (E.B. Sullivan)
Robert McCoy
Robert Jesse McCoy   a/k/a "Cyclone", adopted the middle name "Edward"
b. about January [own claim: March 31] 1910 in [Aliceville] Franconia, Pickens County, Alabama

d. February 12, 1978 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
buried at New Grace Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
discography
R O B E R T   M c C O Y; source: Blues Unlimited 124 (1977), p. 29; click to enlarge!
source: Blues Unlimited 124 (1977), p. 29
photographer: Pat Cather

#year
of release
title / label / notes
11937CHARLIE CAMPBELL and his RED PEPPERS

- Pepper Sauce Mama (B-31-2)   @ youtube
- Goin' Away Blues (B-32-2)   @ youtube

rec. March 25, 1937 in Birmingham, AL; Charlie Campbell, voc; Robert McCoy, p; unknown, tiple; unknown, sb; unknown, washboard


Vocalion 03571

21937PEANUT, THE KIDNAPPER

- Silver Spade Blues (B-29-1) #   @ youtube
- Eighth Avenue Blues (B-60-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. March 25, 1937 in Birmingham, AL; James Sherrill, voc; Robert McCoy, p; unknown, tiple
* rec. April1, 1937 in Birmingham, AL; James Sherrill, voc; Robert McCoy, p; unknown, g


Melotone 7-09-65

31937PEANUT, THE KIDNAPPER

- Swagger Woman Blues (B-30-4) #   @ youtube
- Suicide Blues (B-59-1) *   @ youtube

# rec. March 25, 1937 in Birmingham, AL; James Sherrill, voc, g; Robert McCoy, p; unknown, tiple
* rec. April 1, 1937 in Birmingham, AL; James Sherrill, voc, g; Robert McCoy, p; unknown, tiple


Melotone 7-07-71

= Conqueror 8926

41937GUITAR SLIM

- Katie May - Katie May (B-61-2) #   @ youtube
- Ain't It A Shame (B-62-2) *   @ youtube

rec. April 1, 1937 in Birmingham, AL; Guitar Slim (George Bedford), voc, g; # prob. Robert McCoy, p; * unknown, tiple


Melotone 7-06-74

51963Robert McCoy: Barrel House Blues and Jook Piano

- Bye Bye Baby (3:00) °°
- Dying Slow Blues [Goin' Down Slow] (3:00) °°
- Louise Blues No. 1 (3:15)
- Louise Blues No. 2 (Louise Louise Blues) || °° (4:45)   @ youtube
- Bessemer Rag [Jump Steady Blues] (2:35) °°

- Washington Heights (4:00) °°
- Let's Get Together (3:00) °°
- Pratt City Special (4:00) °°
- Call The Wagon (4:35) °°
- Church Bell Blues (3:05) °°

rec. late 1962 and early 1963 (|| December 25, 1958) in Birmingham, AL by Pat Cather; Robert McCoy, voc, p
cover design & artwork by "Sullie" (E.B. Sullivan)

notes by John Bentley

Vulcan LP V-2501 (US 1963) (400 pressed) [Patrick Cather's label]

°° Delmark DE-759 (US 2002)

61963Robert McCoy: Blues And Boogie Classics

- Prison Bound Blues
- Original Cow Cow Blues
- How Long Blues
- Florida Bound Blues
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
- McCoy Boogie

- Dirty Dozens
- Dupree Blues
- Honky Tonk Train
- 44 Blues (McCoy's 44 Blues)
- Yancey Special
- Mr. Freddy Blues

rec. October 12, 1963 in Birmingham, AL by Pat Cather; Robert McCoy, voc, p

notes by Pat Cather

Vulkan LP 2502 (US 1963) (100 pressed)

notes by Guido van Rijn

= Oldie Blues OL 2814 (NL c.1977) "Blues and Boogie Woogie Classics"

Oldie Blues discography

71963 

Robert McCoy
- Bob's Boogie (Bye Bye Baby)
- 44 Blues

rec. 1962/63 in Birmingham, Alabama by Pat Cather; Robert McCoy, voc, p

Vulcan 2503

8196? 

Robert McCoy
- There'll Be Some Changes Made

rec. 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama by Pat Cather; Robert McCoy, voc, p

Vulcan 2504

Delmark DE-759 (2002)

91963?Low Down Blues

Leroy Carr
- Mean Mistreater Mama No. 2
Bumble Bee Slim
- I Done Lost My Baby

Charlie Campbell
- Goin' Away Blues
Jack Kelly
- Red Ripe Tomatoes
Blind Boy Fuller
- Thousand Woman Blues [sic]
Big Bill Broonzy
- Come Home Early
Washboard Sam
- I'm A Prowlin' Groundhog

Black Boy Shine
- Coal Woman Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O'Lee Blues
Texas Alexander
- Katy Crossing Blues
Roosevelt Scott
- Do You Call That Right?
Yas Yas Girl
- Reckless Life Blues
Brownie McGhee
- Try Me One More Time
Little Bill Gaither
- A Short Cut To The Grave
Champion Jack Dupree
- Heavy Heart Blues


ed. by H.R. Rookmaaker

notes by H.R. Rookmaaker

Fontana 682.099 TL (NL 1963?)

Fontana Records discography

101964ROBERT McCOY And His Five Sins

- Bye Bye Baby (0002-1) #   @ youtube
- Louise (0001-2)   @ youtube

rec. July 15, 1964 in Birmingham, AL; Robert McCoy, voc, p; # Marcus (Mark) Ingram, voc; Frank Walton, tp; Frank Adams, cl/ts; King Jesse Ellston, org; David McConico, g; Ivory Williams, b; James Summerfield, dr; # voc grp; prod. by Frank Adams


Soul-O 112


= Sool-O 112 [sic] (repro)

111964 

ROBERT McCOY And His Five Sins
- Goodbye Baby (0005-2)   @ youtube
MARK INGRAMM [sic] With Robert McCoy And His Five Sins
- Goodbye [Part 2] (0006-1) #   @ youtube

rec. July 15, 1964 in Birmingham, AL; Robert McCoy, voc, p; Marcus (Mark) Ingram, voc; Frank Walton, tp; Frank Adams, cl/ts; King Jesse Ellston, org; # Pat Cather, p; David McConico, g; Ivory Williams, b; James Summerfield, dr; voc grp; prod. by J. Pat Cather


Soul-O 114

121971New Deal Blues

Joe McCoy
- Meat Cutter Blues
One Arm Slim
- Howling Man Blues
Black Ace
- Whiskey And Woman
Lee Green
- Memphis Fives
Bo Carter
- Don't Do It No More

Peanut The Kidnapper
- Suicide Blues
Chatman Brothers
- If You Don't Want Me Please Don't Dog Me 'Round

Walter Davis
- Sweet Sixteen
Memphis Minnie
- Keep It To Yourself
Big Bill
- Dreamy Eyed Baby
Bumble Bee Slim
- You Can't Take It Baby
Pinetop
- Tell Her About Me
Sonny Scott
- Firewood Man
Scrapper Blackwell
- Alley Sally Blues


notes by Don Kent and Michael Stewart
click to read notes !
Mamlish S-3801 (US 1971)

Mamlish Records discography

131972?Goin' Away Walking

Philips BBL 7369 track sequence:
- Gravel Camp Blues - Lewis Black (Dallas - 10/12/27)
- Starvation Farm Blues - Bob Campbell (1934)
- Chocolate To The Bone - Barbecue Bob (Atlanta - 13/4/28)
- Court Street Blues - Stovepipe No. 1 and David Crockett (Atlanta 1927)
- When You Get To Thinking - "Texas" Alexander and Lonnie Johnson (Chicago - 1929)
- Tallahassee Blues- Tallahassee Tight (1934)
- Skin Game Blues - Peg Leg Howell (Atlanta 1927)

- Elm Street Blues - Texas Bill Day, Billiken Johnson (Dallas 1929)
- Bad Boy - Barefoot Bill (Atlanta 1930)
- When The Levee Breaks - Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie (1929)
- When You Are Gone - Blind Boy Fuller (Chicago 1940)
- Strange Place Blues - Bukka White (Chicago 1940)
- Lonesome Blues - Henry Williams and Eddie Anthony (Atlanta 1928)
- Walking Blues - Otis Harris (Dallas 1928)

Flyright LP 103 track sequence:
Lewis Black
- Gravel Camp Blues (Memphis 1927)
Bob Campbell
- Starvation Farm Blues (New York 1934)
Stovepipe No. 1 & David Crockett
- Court Street Blues (St. Louis 1927)
"Texas" Alexander & Lonnie Johnson
- When You Get To Thinking (San Antonio 1929)
Tallahassee Tight
- Tallahassee Women (New York 1934)
Peg Leg Howell
- Skin Game Blues (Atlanta 1927)
Texas Bill Day & Billiken Johnson
- Elm Street Blues (Dallas 1929)

Otis Harris
- Walking Blues (Dallas 1928)
Barefoot Bill
- Bad Boy (Atlanta 1930)
Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony
- Lonesome Blues (Atlanta 1928)

Charlie Campbell
- Goin' Away Blues (Birmingham Ala 1937)
Garfield Akers
- Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues (Memphis 1930)
Sunny Boy & His Pals
- Don't You Leave Me Here (Chicago 1927)
Bill Moore
- One Way Gal (Chicago 1928)


notes by Paul Oliver

Philips BBL 7369 (UK 1960) "Blues Fell This Morning"


(=) Flyright LP 103 (UK 1972) "Goin' Away Walking"

Flyright Records discography

141974Uptown Blues
A Decade Of Guitar-Piano Duets 1927-1937

Big Bill Broonzy
- Mountain Blues
Rufus & Ben Quillian
- Sweet Miss Stella Blues
Bo Carter
- When You Left

Charlie Campbell
- Goin' Away Blues
Teddy Darby
- My Leona Blues
Down Home Blues
- You Do It
Leola Manning
- He Pans Me

Rufus & Ben Quillian
- Good Feeling Blues
Watson's Pulman Porters
- Barbecue Blues
Cripple Clarence Lofton
- Policy Blues
Willie Harris
- What Makes A Tom Cat Blue?
Mack Rhinehart & Brownie Stubblefield
- Uptown Blues
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
- Papa's On The Housetop
Charley Spand
- Ain't Gonna Stand For That


cover art by Garry Bready

notes by Stephen Calt and John Miller

Yazoo L 1042 (US 1974)


= Yazoo CD 1042 (US 1993)

Yazoo Records discography

151979Territory Blues 1934-1941
'that's where I was born' (The Piano Blues Vol. 10)

Mississippi Jook Band
- Hittin' The Bottle Stomp
- Barbecue Bust
- Sloppy Whippy
- Dangerous Woman
Big Boy Knox
- Texas Blues
- Poor Man
Curtis Henry
- G-Man Blues
- County Jail


Peanut The Kidnapper
- Silver Spade
- Eighth Avenue Blues
Jazzbo Tommy
- Blaze Face Cow
Frank Tannehill
- Rolling Stone
Rhinehart & Stubblefield
- T.P.N. Moaner
Blind Mack
- Keep Your Woman Home: Dusky Dailey
- Flying Crow
Alfoncy Harris
- South Land Blues


foreword by Francis Smith
notes by Bob Hall and Richard Noblett

Magpie PY 4410 (UK 1979)

Magpie Records discography

161988Birmingham Sessions 1937
The Complete Recordings of Charlie Campbell, Guitar Slim, Georgia Slim, Peanut The Kidnapper

Charlie Campbell
- Pepper Sauce Mama
- Goin' Away Blues
Peanut The Kidnapper
- Silver Spade Blues
- Swagger Woman Blues
- Suicide Blues
- Eighth Avenue Blues
Guitar Slim
- Katie May - Katie May

Guitar Slim
- Ain't It A Shame?
Georgia Slim
- Sweet Woman Blues
- Evil Hearted Woman
- Separatin' Blues
- I've Been Mistreated
- Ocean Wide Blues
- New Root Man Blues



Old Tramp 1209 (NL 1988)

171996Alabama & The East Coast 1933-1937

Sonny Scott
- Coal Mountain Blues
- Red Rooster Blues
- Red Cross Blues
- Black Horse Blues
- Fire Wood Man
- Naked Man Blues
- Highway No. 2 Blues
- Try Me Man Blues
- Hard Luck Man
- Red Cross Blues No. 2

Charlie Campbell
- Pepper Sauce Mama
- Goin' Away Blues
Peanut The Kidnapper
- Silver Spade Blues
- Swagger Woman Blues
- Suicide Blues
- Eighth Avenue Blues
Guitar Slim
- Katie May - Katie May
- Ain't It A Shame?
Georgia Slim
- Sweet Woman Blues
- Evil Hearted Woman
- Separatin' Blues
- I've Been Mistreated
- Ocean Wide Blues
- New Root Man Blues


notes by Alan Balfour

Document DOCD 5450 (Austria 1996)

182002Robert McCoy: Bye Bye Baby

Studio
- Bye Bye Baby [Vulcan LP 2501]
- Let's Get Together [Vulcan LP 2501]
- Pratt City Special [Vulcan LP 2501]
- Goin' Down Slow ("Dying Slow Blues") [Vulcan LP 2501]
- Church Bell Blues [Vulcan LP 2501]
- Gone Mother Blues [previously unissued]
- Jump Steady Blues ("Bessemer Rag") [Vulcan LP 2501]
- Straight Alky Blues [previously unissued]   @ youtube
- Washington Heights [Vulcan LP 2501]
- Rockin' With Red [previously unissued]
- Louise Louise Blues [Vulcan LP 2501]   @ youtube
- You Got To Reap What You Sow [previously unissued]
- Call The Wagon [Vulcan LP 2501]
- All In All Baby [previously unissued]
On Location
- There'll Be Some Changes Made [Vulcan 2504]
- Lonesome And Blue [previously unissued]
- Mr. Freddie Blues [previously unissued]
- Love Hides All Faults
[] [previously unissued]
- Sent For You Yesterday [] [previously unissued]
- Almighty Rambling [] [previously unissued]
- Let's Go Get Stoned [] [previously unissued]

[] with Clarence Curry, dr

cover art by E.B. Sullivan

notes by John Bentley (excerpt from original 1963 Vulcan 2501 notes) and Patrick Cather (March 2002)

Delmark DE-759 (US 2002)



Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Pat Cather: Robert McCoy at the 27-28 Club.- Blues Unlimited 19 (February 1965), p. 10
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 
- Bob Eagle & Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues - A Regional Experience.- Santa Barbara (Praeger Publishers) 2013, p. 89
- Les Fancourt & Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943 - 1970.- Vancouver 2006, p. 
- Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography, 2nd Edition (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2007, p. 693
- Mike Leadbitter (ed.): Nothing But The Blues.- London / New York (Hanover Books / Oak Publications) 1971
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187823441/robert-e-mccoy
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

thanks to Helge Thygesen, Pat Cather, Hank Moore and Gilbert Guyonnet for additional info / scans

 

Jabo Williams, 1929 (standing), Robert McCoy & unknown (manager of the club) (seated)<br>at the Paradise Inn in Montgomery, Alabama, 1929; source: Mike Leadbitter (ed) 1971; photo courtesy Pat Cather
Jabo Williams (standing), Robert McCoy & unknown (manager of the club) (seated)
at the Paradise Inn in Montgomery, Alabama, 1929

source: Mike Leadbitter (ed.): Nothing But The Blues.- London / New York (Hanover Books / Oak Publications) 1971, unpaginated photo pages between pp. 218 & 219 ("photo courtesy Pat Cather")

 

Robert McCoy; source: Front cover of Blues Unlimited 19 (1973); photographer: Pat Cather   Robert McCoy; source: Blues Unlimited 19 (February 1965), front cover; photographer: Pat Cather
Robert McCoy on the front cover of Blues Unlimited 19 (February 1965)
photographer: Pat Cather
Pat Cather: Robert McCoy at the 27-28 Club.- Blues Unlimited 19 (February 1965), p. 10

 

Robert McCoy; source: Front cover of Vulcan LP 2502 (merged with better quality, but cropped photo from front cover of Blues Unlimited 19 by Stefan Wirz); photographer: Pat Cather
Robert McCoy
source: Front cover of Vulcan LP 2502 (merged with better quality, but cropped photo
from front cover of Blues Unlimited 19 by Stefan Wirz)
photographer: Pat Cather

 

Robert McCoy's grave at New Grace Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL; source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187823441/robert-e-mccoy; photographer: John Church
Robert McCoy's grave at New Grace Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187823441/robert-e-mccoy; photographer: John Church

 

 

 

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