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Blues singer, guitarist and mandolin (often a hybrid banjo-mandolin) player, born May 26, 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, died July 26, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. Also known as "Papa Charlie," McCoy made countless recordings with artists like Tommy Johnson, Memphis Minnie, Mississippi Sheiks, Peetie Wheatstraw and Sonny Boy Williamson. His last recording session was with his older brother Kansas Joe...
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