Joe McCoy

Born: May 11, 1905 in Jackson (or) Raymond, Mississippi.

Died: January 28, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois.

Blues guitarist and singer Joe McCoy was the older brother of [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/700257-Charlie-McCoy-2]Charlie McCoy[/url], and was married to another notable blues artist, [a=Memphis Minnie] ([a=Lizzie Douglas]). He was active in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1920s and then moved to Chicago, where he played with his brother Charlie in [a=The Harlem Hamfats]. In the 1940s he formed a band called [a=Big Joe & His Rhythm].