American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979)
Van McCoy
McCoy in 1976
Background information
Birth name
Van Allen Clinton McCoy
Born
(1940-01-06)January 6, 1940 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died
July 6, 1979(1979-07-06) (aged 39) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Disco, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)
Record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer
Years active
1952–1979
Labels
Columbia, Avco, H&L
Musical artist
Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit "The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his credit, and produced songs by such recording artists as Brenda & the Tabulations, David Ruffin, The Stylistics, The Presidents,[1] Faith, Hope & Charity, New Censation, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Aretha Franklin, Peaches & Herb, Lesley Gore,[2] and Stacy Lattisaw.
^ The Predidents allmusic Retrieved 8 April 2024
^"Lesley Gore – Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
VanMcCoy Kohichi inamura channel - when i fall in love stuff with vanmccoy, 31.Dec 1976 live at Bottom Line NY Discogs - Stuff (2) with VanMcCoy and...
It's the 'real McCoy,' as Jim Hicks says. Nobody but a devil can find us there." The expression has also been associated with Elijah McCoy's oil-drip cup...
(2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series Van der Valk (2020–). McCoy was born in Yorkshire, where she attended Stokesley School. Initially...
worked with over the years include Bonnie Raitt on Streetlights (1974), VanMcCoy on Disco Baby (1975), Barbra Streisand on Songbird (1978), Eric Clapton...
of the 2009 NFL draft. McCoy attended Bishop McDevitt High School from 2002 to 2006. In his senior year of high school, McCoy suffered a major ankle injury...
Disco Baby is the second studio album recorded by VanMcCoy & the Soul City Symphony, released in 1975 on the Avco label. The album reached No. 12 on...
album by Charlie McCoy The Real McCoy (VanMcCoy album), 1976 The Real McCoy (McCoy Tyner album), 1967 "The Real McCoy", a 1988 song by Scottish rock band...
singers of the girl group era. She is known best for her collaboration with VanMcCoy, her membership of The Shirelles and her song "You're Gonna Make Me Love...
producer and talent manager, he was also a manager who at times managed VanMcCoy, Sly & the Family Stone. Kapralik brought Sly & the Family Stone to Epic...
John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted...
"Right on the Tip of My Tongue" is a song written by VanMcCoy and Joe Cobb and performed by Brenda & the Tabulations. It reached #10 on the U.S. R&B...
and 21 episodes, respectively, lived on the hill near the McCoys. Amos McCoy and George McMichael, both crotchety old men, sometimes quarreled, often about...
THIRTY PLAYLIST, 21. Soul Cha Cha - The Shuffle -VanMcCoy LP (H&L) Official Charts - SOUL CHA CHA by VANMCCOY, CHART RUN hitparade.ch - Eddy And The Soulband...
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