Jason McCoy

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Name = Jason McCoy
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jason Dwight Campsall
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Born = birth date and age|1970|08|27
Origin = Minesing, Ontario, Canada
Instruments = Guitar
Vocals
Genre = Country
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1989-present
Label = Airstrip Music
MCA Nashville
Universal
Open Road Recordings
Associated_acts = The Road Hammers
URL = [http://www.jasonmccoy.com/ 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.

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 [http://www.andersonenterprises.ca/newjasonbiopage1.htm Jason McCoy ] ] and wrote his first song when he was 12.

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. 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.

Discography

Albums

Singles

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

References

External links

* [http://www.jasonmccoy.com Official Site]
* [http://www.theroadhammers.com The Road Hammers Official]