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Two music legends reunited on Teesside for the first time in almost 20 years. Middlesbrough-born music guru John McCoy - the man behind some of Teesside’s most memorable music venues, including...
Mar 22, 2024 · Joe Geesin recently interviewed bassist John McCoy and saxophonist/flutist David Quincy about their time in Zzebra. Read Joe’s review of the live Zzebra album here. John McCoy. 1) You started out as a guitarist, how did the move to bass come about?
Interview: JOHN McCOY: The legendary bassist, famed for his bald head and mammoth beard, has played with Gillan, Mammoth, Samson and Zzebra to name but a few. He has a new project underway and is overseeing the release of more live Gillan material and the late Paul Samson’s last album.
Only a few artists cut such imposing stage presence as John McCoy, also known as Big Bad Bald Bearded Bass Basher. Most people know him from the stint with GILLAN but that gig could be no more than a footnote in McCoy’s musical biography which encompasses such diverse styles as fusion, progressive rock and punky heavy metal.
Early career. In the 1960s, when he was 13, whilst still at school, McCoy began playing as lead guitarist with a working beat group, The Drovers. In 1966 he responded to an advertisement in the Yorkshire Post newspaper for a guitarist to join a band called Mamas Little Children who were about to begin touring Germany.
Profile: British bass guitarist, born 1950, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. He also plays drums, trumpet, cello, double bass, and is an independent producer. Sites: Wikipedia , dmme.net. Aliases: John Renn-McDonald, Stix Hoypolloy. In Groups:
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Feb 16, 2021 · Vintage® looking back through their 25 years, here is their ad featuring Bass Legend John McCoy. 'It feels so natural, like I've been playing it for years!' Check out the range of ICON bass guitars...
