Jason McCoy

BIOGRAPHY


Wisely, McCoy has converted to his initial instincts. His first album was an old Webb Pierce record, honky tonk melting into McCoy's brain with a flash long ago. One of the standout tracks is a duet with GARY ALLAN, another edgy Universal artist. It's called "Doin' Time In Bakersfield" and like a lot of good country songs is a metaphor for the long, lonely nights on the road when you're trying to bust onto the scene. The hotels and unfamiliar bars will crush your soul if you're not careful. "I had met Gary Allan through my co-producer and co-writer ODIE BLACKMON while Gary was cutting his latest record. We share the same musical influences from the Bakersfield sound of the '60s and '70s. Both Gary and I had considered recording "Doin' Time In Bakersfield" on our own, but we each felt it would be cool to do it as a duet. The song was cut the same way Merle and Buck recorded their records, tracking with two Telecasters giving it that authentic sound." He don't lie. It's a good, new country ride, and the album title was picked from the song.

McCoy, also a pilot, just got married last year to his childhood sweetheart, who he's known for 12 years. They met as teenagers and had been well, stalling ever since. Finally though they tied the knot which has filled McCoy with enough peace and self-confidence to help him put out a great record. "On this album I relaxed a little more. All the 11 songs made sense to the album. It was nice to go around and find songs I liked. I just had some tunes I'd known of around Nashville, then went and fought for them."

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