The McCoys
| The McCoys | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Union City, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Pop rock, beat |
| Years active | 1962–1969 |
| Labels | Bang, Mercury |
| Associated acts | The Strangeloves |
| Past members |
Rick Derringer (Zehringer) Randy Z (Zehringer) Ronnie Brandon Randy Jo Hobbs Bobby Peterson |
The McCoys were a rock group that started in Union City, Indiana, in 1962. They are best known for their hit "Hang on Sloopy".
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 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).
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