Happy Birthday, “Mr. Harmonica” Charlie McCoy!

His big break in the music business came when Fred Foster hired Charlie to play harmonica on Roy Orbison’s “Candy Man”.

When the song became a multi-million-seller, McCoy’s prominent harmonica became famous.

McCoy’s playing is heard on recordings by Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Nancy Sinatra, Bob Seger, Olivia Newton-John, Steve Miller Band, Loretta Lynn, Chet Atkins, Leon Russell, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Joan Baez, and many, many others.

He has recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Fred Foster’s Monument Records. Thirteen of his singles have entered the

Billboard Charts.