The McCoys
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The McCoys were an American rock band best known for their 1965 hit single "Hang On Sloopy," which became a classic of the garage rock era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rick and the Raiders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | garage rock era ⓘ |
| basedIn | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | their 1965 hit single "Hang On Sloopy" ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | Hang On Sloopy reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
Hang On Sloopy became a rock standard
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Hang On Sloopy became associated with American garage rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s rock ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
garage rock
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pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Randy Jo Hobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Randy Zehringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHit |
Come On Let’s Go
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Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyboardist | Ron Brandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadGuitarist | Rick Derringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Dennis Kelly
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Randy Jo Hobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Zehringer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Derringer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Brandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember | Rick Derringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Come On Let’s Go
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Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ Hang On Sloopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVocalist | Rick Derringer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hitSingle | Hang On Sloopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British Invasion bands ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| laterActivity |
members later worked with Edgar Winter
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members later worked with Johnny Winter ⓘ |
| notableAlbum | Hang On Sloopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Hang On Sloopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hang On Sloopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | musicians ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s American rock scene ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bang Records
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Mercury Records ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
catchy guitar riffs
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youthful pop-rock sound ⓘ |
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