Jason McCoy
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Dwight Campsall |
| Born | August 27, 1970 |
| Origin | Minesing, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Label(s) | Airstrip Music MCA Nashville Universal Open Road Recordings |
| Associated acts | The Road Hammers |
| Website | www.jasonmccoy.com |
Jason McCoy (born August 27, 1970 in Minesing, Ontario) is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music.
He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards, 3 SOCAN Song of the Year awards, 19 CCMA nominations and 5 Juno nominations (all for Best Country Male Vocalist). He also won 6 awards at the 2004 Ontario Country Performer and Fan Association awards. In 2006, he was awarded with the Global Artist Award at the CMA Awards in Nashville.
McCoy is also one of the four members of the group The Road Hammers, which has released two studio albums, in addition to charting four singles in Canada and one in the United States.
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[edit] Biography
At around the age of 5, his family moved to Camrose, Alberta, returning three years later. "The cowboy culture really stuck with me. I just fell in love with the music. For some reason, as a little kid, I had some sort of connection with these guys who were singing about these depressing things," McCoy said, citing Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash to lesser known artists like Ed Bruce and Wynn Stewart. "I just didn't have a voice for rock 'n' roll." Jason started playing guitar at age 7[1] and wrote his first song when he was 12[1].
In his teens, Jason owned a rock 'n' roll guitar and was partial to AC/DC. In the 1980s, he joined a band called Three Quarter Country, which performed at legions, Saturday night dances, and clubs in Barrie, Midland, Orillia and other small towns. Jason won a talent contest in Toronto in 1988, allowing him to travel to Nashville to record an album with Ray Griff[1]. He later signed with MCA Records in 1995.
On May 1, 1999, he married his long time love, Terrine Barnes.
McCoy is a third of the country-rock trio The Road Hammers, which also features musicians Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. While it seems the majority of his time is going towards The Road Hammers, he is still maintaining a solo career.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | CAN Country | CRIA Certification |
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| 1989 | Greatest Times of All | ||
| 1995 | Jason McCoy | 2 | |
| 1998 | Playin' for Keeps | 17 | Gold |
| 2000 | Honky Tonk Sonatas | 9 | |
| 2003 | Sins, Lies and Angels | ||
| 2005 | Greatest Hits 1995-2005 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
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| 1989 | "Slow This World Down" | 36 | Greatest Times of All |
| "How Could You Hold Me" | 82 | ||
| 1991 | "She's My Wife" | ||
| 1994 | "Your Mama Warned You 'Bout Me" | 36 | Jason McCoy |
| "Take It From Me" | 40 | ||
| 1995 | "Ghosts" | 29 | |
| "This Used to Be Our Town" | 1 | ||
| "Learning a Lot About Love" | 1 | ||
| "Candle" | 1 | ||
| 1996 | "All the Way" | 4 | |
| 1997 | "Born Again in Dixieland" | 3 | Playin' for Keeps |
| "Heaven Help Her Heart" | 11 | ||
| 1998 | "A Little Bit of You" | 3 | |
| "I'm Gonna Make Her Mine" | 15 | ||
| "There's More Where That Came From" | 18 | ||
| 2000 | "Kind of Like It's Love" | 3 | Honky Tonk Sonatas |
| "Bury My Heart" | |||
| 2001 | "Fix Anything" | ||
| "Ten Million Teardrops" | |||
| 2002 | "I've Got a Weakness" | ||
| 2003 | "Still" | Sins, Lies and Angels | |
| 2004 | "I Feel a Sin Comin' On" | 7 | |
| "I Lie" | 18 | ||
| 2005 | "She Ain't Missin' Missin' Me" | 7 | Greatest Hits 1995-2005 |
| 2006 | "I'm Not Running Anymore" | 10 |
[edit] Awards
- 6 2004 OCPFA Awards
- 1 Gold album (Playin' for Keeps)
- 19 CCMA Award Nominations
- 5 time Juno Award Male Country Vocalist of the Year Nominee
- Global Artist of the Year in 2006 for the CMA Awards
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Jason McCoy
