The McCoys 1962/1969 Rock Band

The McCoys

Gruppo di "teenage music" americana, originariamente fondato nel 1962 dai fratelli Rick e e Randy Zehringer, all'epoca rispettivamente tredicenne e undicenne. Con i due sono Randy Hobbs e Bobby Peterson; il nome McCoys è preso in prestito da una canzone dei Ventures. Dopo alcuni cambiamenti di sigla (Rick & The Raiders, Rick Z., Combo), il gruppo torna al nome originale per incidere per registrare un pezzo di Bert Berns, la famosa Hang On Sloopy, che diventa un grande hit in Inghilterra e negli Stati Uniti. Sulla scia di quel successo vengono Fever  e  Hang On Sloopy (BANG 1965 USA) prdotti incisi entrambi per la Bang di Berns. Dopo YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD (Bang 1966 USA), comunque, perso il contatto con il grande pubblico, i McCoys abbandonano l'immagine fatua dei primi tempi e si trasformano in un pop group molto sofisticato, con begli interventi chitarristici di Rick Zehringer, che nel frattempo si è ribattezzato Derringer. I nuovi McCoys pubblicano 2 singolari dischi per la Mercury, entrambi arrangiati da Fred Lipsius (Blood, Sweet & Tears; INFINITE McCOYS (Mercury 1968 USA), con Resurrection, e HUMAN BALL (Mercury 1968 USA),con due brani live allo Scene diNew York. Steve Paul, proprietario di quel locale famoso, diventa manager del complesso nel 1969 e i McCoys cambiano pelle per un'ultima volta; nell'album JOHNNY WINTER AND suonano (senza Peterson) come backing band del famoso chitarrista albino.Derringerresterà fedele a Winter anche per buona parte dei '70 e otterrà discreto successo come solista, registrando per l'etichetta Blue Sky di Steve Paul. 

The McCoys were a rock group formed in Union City, Indiana, in 1962. They are best known for their 1965 hit "Hang on Sloopy". 

Career

The original members were all from Union City; however, the Zehringer boys were initially from Fort Recovery, Ohio. The band members were guitarist and lead singer Richard Zehringer (later known as Rick Derringer), his brother Randy (later known as Randy Z) 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 Jo Hobbs, saxophonist Sean Michaels, and keyboardist Ronnie Brandon. This was the line-up that took the name of "The McCoys". Brandon left the group in 1965 and was replaced by Bobby Peterson on keyboards.
One of their best-known songs is "Hang On Sloopy", which was #1 in the United States in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio. It also is the unofficial fight song of The Ohio State University Buckeyes and can be heard being played at many Ohio State athletic events by the OSU bands. American sales alone were over one million copies. 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. Its opening line, "with your long blonde hair and eyes of blue" was quoted by George Harrison in the fadeout of "It's All Too Much", featured on the 1969 Yellow Submarine film soundtrack album.
The two Zehringer brothers (then known as Rick Derringer and Randy Z) and Hobbs became Johnny Winter's band for the albums Johnny Winter And and Live Johnny Winter And in 1970 and 1971 respectively. As backing musicians, both Derringer and Hobbs contributed to Winter's later releases, Still Alive and Well (1973), Saints & Sinners (1974), and John Dawson Winter III (1974). Derringer and Hobbs later played with Edgar Winter, as well as appearing on the Together: Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter Live album (1976). Hobbs later toured with Johnny Winter, but without Derringer, resulting in Winter's Captured Live! album (1976). Derringer also played with Steely Dan and Cyndi Lauper, among others, in addition to forming later bands such as DNA, with drummer Carmine Appice.
Hobbs died of drug-related heart failure on 5 August 1993 (Derringer's birthday), at the age of 45. Peterson died in Gainesville, Florida, on 21 July 1993, at the age of 47.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Billboard 200	Record label
1965	Hang on Sloopy	44	Bang Records
1966	You Make Me Feel So Good	–
1968	Infinite McCoys	–	Mercury Records
1969	Human Ball	–

Singles

Year	A-side/B-side Both sides from same album except where indicated	Label & number	Chart Positions			Album
			BB	CB	UK
1965	"Hang on Sloopy" b/w "I Can't Explain It"	Bang 506	1	1	5	Hang on Sloopy
	"Fever" b/w "Sorrow"	Bang 511	7	9	44
1966	"Up and Down" b/w "If You Tell A Lie" (from Hang On Sloopy)	Bang 516	46	50	-	Non-album track
	"Come On, Let's Go" b/w "Little People"	Bang 522	22	17	-	You Make Me Feel So Good
	"(You Make Me Feel) So Good" b/w "Runaway"	Bang 527	53	53	-
	"Don't Worry Mother, Your Son's Heart Is Pure" b/w "Ko-Ko"	Bang 532	67	60	-	Non-album tracks
1967	"I Got to Go Back (and Watch That Little Girl Dance)" b/w "Dynamite" (from You Make Me Feel So Good)	Bang 538	69	90	-
	"Beat The Clock" b/w "Like You Do to Me"	Bang 543	92	79	-
	"Say Those Magic Words" b/w "I Wonder If She Remembers Me" (Non-album track)	Bang 549	-	-	-	You Make Me Feel So Good
1968	"Jesse Brady" b/w "Resurrection"	Mercury 72843	98	94	-	Infinite McCoys
	"Epilogue" b/w "Daybreak"	Mercury 72897	-	-	-	Human Ball
1969	"Love Don't Stop" b/w "Only Human"	Mercury 72917	-	-	-
	"Don't Fight It" b/w "Rosa Rodrigues"	Mercury 72967	-	-	-	Non-album tracks

The McCoys - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2014-12-30 14.05.28 by Sam Howzit)

 

MaCoys - Hang on sloopy.mpg - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTKhPkZSJo

 

 

Lyrics

Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on

Sloopy lives in a very bad part of town
And everybody yeah, tries to put my sloopy down
Well Sloopy I don't care what your daddy do
Cause' you know Sloopy girl I'm in love with you
And so I say now

Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on

Sloopy let your hair down girl let it hang down on me
Sloopy let your hair down girl let it hang down on me

Come on Sloopy, Come on Sloopy
Come on Sloopy, Come on Sloopy

Well it feels so good
You know it feels so good

Shake it, Shake it, Shake it Sloopy
Shake it, Shake it, Shake it Yeah

Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on
Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on

Songwriters: Wes Farrell / Bert Russell

Hang on Sloopy lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Morris Music, Inc

Artist: The McCoys

Album: Hang On Sloopy

Released: 1965

Genre: Rock

 

 

 

McCoys - Fever - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeIEzq5yD6E

 

Lyrics

Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear
You give me fever (You give me fever) when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight (You give me fever)
Fever... In the mornin'
Fever all through the night

Sun lights up the day time
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
'Cause I know you're gonna treat me right
You give me fever (You give me fever) when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight (You give me fever)
Fever... In the mornin'
Fever all through the night (Wow!)

Everybody's got the fever
That is somethin' you all know
Fever isn't such a new thing
Fever started long time ago

Baby, turn on your love light (Yeah, yeah)
Let it shine on me (Yeah, yeah)
Well, baby, turn on your love light (Yeah, yeah)
And let it shine on me (Yeah, yeah)
Well, just a little bit higher (Yeah, yeah)
And just a little bit brighter, baby (Yeah, yeah)

You give me fever (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) [Repeat x 4]

Songwriters: Erin Mccarley / Sacha Skarbek

Fever lyrics © BMG Rights Management US, LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group

Artist: The McCoys

Album: Hang On Sloopy

Released: 1965

Genre: Rock

 

The McCoys - Sorrow 1965 stereo - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TGuCbkTDhU

▶ 2:03

Sep 4, 2016 - Uploaded by Guga58

Versão em estéreo da música "Sorrow" (Feldman, Goldstein & Gottehrer), da banda "The McCoys".

 

 

Lyrics

With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue
The only thing I ever got from you was sorrow
Sorrow
You acted funny trying to spend my money
You're out there playing your high class games of sorrow
Sorrow

You never do what you know you oughta
Something tells me you're a Devil's daughter
Sorrow, sorrow
Ahhhh, ah, ahhhh

I tried to find her
'Cause I can't resist her (I tried to find her)
I never knew just how much I missed her
Sorrow
Sorrow

With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue
The only thing I ever got from you was sorrow
Sorrow
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh

With your long blonde hair
I couldn't sleep last night
With your long blonde hair

Songwriters: J. Goldstein / B. Feldman / R. Gotteher

Sorrow lyrics © Grand Canyon Music Inc.

Artist: The McCoys

Album: Hang On Sloopy

Released: 1965

Genre: Rock

 

 

 

 

The McCoys, Come on lets go, stereo.wmv - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=255TyYs1HPo

 

Lyrics

Well come on let's go, let's go, let's go
Little darling
And tell me that you'll never leave me
Come on let's go and do it again

Well now swing me, swing me, all the way
Down there
Come on let's go little darling
Come on let's go again once more

Well now I love you so
And I'll never let you go
Come on Baby so
Oh! Pretty baby I love you so

Well come on let's go, let's go, let's go
Little darling
And tell me we'll always be together
Come on let's go again and do it again

Well now I love you so
And I'll never let you go
Come on Baby so
Oh! Pretty baby I love you so

Well let's go, let's go, let's go little sweetheart
And tell me we'll always dance together
Come on let's go and do it again

Songwriters: Richard Valenzuela

Come On Let's Go lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

Artist: The McCoys

Released: 1965

Genre: Rock

 

The McCoys - Resurrection - YouTube

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFATSgnVx8s

Artist: The McCoys

Album: Infinite McCoys

Released: 1968

 

 

 

The McCoys - Smokey Joe's cafe - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KzpLO8jILU

 

Lyrics

One day while I was eating down at Smokey Joe's cafe
A-sittin' there readin' down at Smokey Joe's cafe
A chick walked in through the door
That I had never seen before
At least I never saw her down at Smokey Joe's cafe
And it scared me when she sat right down next to me

Her knees were almost touching mine at Smokey Joe's cafe
A chill was runnin' down my spine at Smokey Joe's cafe
I could smell her sweet perfume
She smiled and made my heart go boom
And everybody room at Smokey Joe's cafe
They said "be careful - that chick belongs to Smokey Joe"

And from behind the counter - I saw a man
A chef's hat on his head and a knife in his hand
He grabbed me by the collar and began to shout
"you better eat up all your beans, boy and clear right on out!"

Well, I know I'll never eat again at Smokey Joe's cafe
And so I'll never see again at Smokey Joe's cafe
I'd rather eat my chili beans at Jim's or Jack's or John's or Gene's
Than take my chances eating down at Smokey Joe's cafe
Why risk my life when that Smokey Joe's a crazy fool?

Songwriters: Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller

Smokey Joe's Cafe lyrics © Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Sony Atv Tunes LLC, Sony Atv Music Publishing France, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (Leiber Stoller Catalog)

Artist: The McCoys

Released: 1965

Genre: Rock