McCoy inks with indie label
McCoy has three platinum album certifications, beginning with his breakthrough disc "No Doubt About It" in 1994, which produced back-to back number 1 singles with both the title track and Wink.
A new CD is slated for a January 2012 street date.
Blaster Records label head Tom Porter said, "Any time you can add a performer of the caliber of Neal McCoy to your label roster, you can't help but feel an inexplicable and exhilarating advantage in the popular world of country music. Blaster Records is excited and honored to be a part of Neal's incredible team, and we look forward to big things in the future."
McCoy joins brother duo Brother Trouble on Blaster, which is basecd in Cleveland. The label was founded in 2007 by Porteer, chairman of Blaster Chemical.
More news for Neal McCoy
- 11/04/14: McCoy, Doobies releases give tribute
- 08/05/13: McCoy premieres video
- 08/02/13: McCoy celebrates at the Opry
- 08/29/11: McCoy plans new single for October
- 01/23/09: McCoy plans '09 tour
- 03/31/08: McCoy sings at Texas Rangers opener
- 03/28/08: Neal McCoy gets best of treatment
- 03/13/08: Neal McCoy gets "Rednecktified"
CD reviews for Neal McCoy
When discussions of great classic country voices and legacies come about, it's always names like Williams, Nelson, Cash and Jennings that get bandied about. And while there's good reason for those, one would be remiss to forget the influence of Charley Pride as well. A three-time Grammy winner with 29 number 1 hits under his belt, Pride's influence to the world of country music is oftentimes overlooked, but no less present. That influence hit heavy with longtime country star Neal ...
Today, Charley Pride may be most known for blazing a trail as an African-American country singer in the segregation era, but he deserves to be remembered as a star country singer, not just a star African-American country singer. He was, after all, one of the most successful acts of his time, with a string of hits that any singer would envy. Pride's run of hit singles listed from the mid-1960s through the '80s, and he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. ...
After seven years without a studio album, Neal McCoy has been quite busy of late. First came a collaboration with jazz orchestra leader Les Brown Jr., and now comes his first country record since 2005's "That's Life." To help make his return, McCoy has enlisted dome big time players, in the form of producers Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Brent Rowan.
While McCoy was a reliable hitmaker in the '90s, he was most known for good-natured, novelty songs and an exciting live show. ...
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