Episode 2- Charlie McCoy
Chasin' That Neon Podcast (Nashville and Beyond)
English - March 08, 2021 20:52 - 52 minutes - 49.3 MB - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsMusic Interviews Music Music History elvis sidemen alanjackson columbia countrymusic decca dotrecords history johnnycash monumentrecords Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Adam Pope has a fascinating conversation with session musician Charlie McCoy about his career on Music Row. Starting with moving to Nashville, meeting Chet Atkins, sitting in on a session with Ann-Margret, how he ended up playing on sessions with Roy Orbison, Elvis, Bob Dylan, and more. Charlie reveals who hollered "when you goin' down to Florida?" on the Johnny Cash session when Charlie was playing harmonica on the famous "Orange Blossom Special" song. Charlie also takes us through how he ended up becoming music director for "Hee Haw" television series. Charlie McCoy is a great storyteller and has one of the most incredible resume's in Nashville music history! After this podcast was recorded Charlie McCoy was invited to be inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry!