To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths shorter than 10⁻¹² metres (1 pm).

This series on orders of magnitude does not have a range of shorter distances

1.6 × 10⁻³⁵ metres = the Planck length (lengths smaller than this do not make any physical sense, according to current theories of physics)

yoctometre to zeptometre range

1 × 10⁻²⁴ metres = 1 ym = 1 yoctometre, the smallest named subdivision of the metre in the SI base unit of length.

1 × 10⁻²³ metres = 10 ym

2 × 10⁻²³ metres = 20 ym, the effective cross-section radius of 1 MeV neutrinos as measured by Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines

1 × 10⁻²² metres = 100 ym

zeptometre to attometre range

1 × 10⁻²¹ metres = 1 zm = 1 zeptometre = 1,000 yoctometres

2 × 10⁻²¹ metres = radius of effective cross section for a 20 GeV neutrino scattering off a nucleon

7 × 10⁻²¹ metres = radius of effective cross section for a 250 GeV neutrino scattering off a nucleon

1 × 10⁻²⁰ metres = 10 zm

1 × 10⁻¹⁹ metres = 10 zm

354 zm — de Broglie wavelength of protons at the Large Hadron Collider (3.5 TeV as of 2011)

attometre to femtometre range

1 × 10⁻¹⁸ metres = 1 am = 1 attometre = 1,000 zeptometres

1 am — sensitivity of the LIGO detector for gravitational waves

1 × 10⁻¹⁷ metres = 10 am

1 × 10⁻¹⁶ metres = 100 am

0.85 fm — approximate proton radius

femtometre to picometre range

1 × 10⁻¹⁵ metres = 1 fm = 1 femtometre = 1,000 attometres

1.5 fm — diameter of the Scattering Cross Section of an 11 MeV proton with a target proton

2.81794 fm — classical electron radius

7 fm - the radius of the effective scattering cross section for a gold nucleus scattering a 6 MeV alpha particle over 140 degrees

1 × 10⁻¹⁴ metres = 10 fm

1 × 10⁻¹³ metres = 100 fm

1 × 10⁻¹² metres = 1 pm = 1 picometre = 1,000 femtometres

Distances longer than 1 pm

See also

SI prefixed forms of metre (yoctometre, zeptometre, attometre, femtometre, picometre)

Orders of magnitude (length)

References

Category:Orders of magnitude (length)

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name	Kathy Taylor
order	38th
office	Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma
birth date	1955
birth place	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
residence	Tulsa, Oklahoma
term start	2006
term end	2009
predecessor	Bill LaFortune
successor	Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.
party	Democratic
spouse	Bill Lobeck
website	}}

Kathryn L. Taylor (born 1955) was elected the 38th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 4, 2006, in the city's largest voter turnout for a mayoral election. She defeated Republican incumbent Mayor Bill Lafortune to become Tulsa's second female mayor, after Susan Savage first filled the post in 1992. Taylor previously lived in Florida with her husband Bill Lobeck, CEO of Vanguard Automotive Group. Taylor served as Oklahoma's Secretary of Commerce and Tourism in Governor Brad Henry's administration from 2003 to 2006. She resigned from that post in order to run for Mayor.

As Mayor, Taylor oversaw the completion of Tulsa's "Vision 2025" projects including the BOK Center. Taylor also pushed a successful $450 million street bond issue and construction of a new downtown baseball park. She supervised the move of Tulsa's city hall. On June 4, 2009, Taylor abruptly announced that she would not seek re-election. On September 30, 2009 Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry announced that Taylor would become his top education adviser after her term as mayor ended on December 7. Taylor subsequently led Oklahoma's two unsuccessful applications for federal program funds in the "Race to the Top" competition.

References

External links

CityMayors.com Profile

Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Oklahoma Democrats Category:Mayors of Tulsa, Oklahoma Category:State cabinet secretaries of Oklahoma Category:Women in Oklahoma politics Category:Heads of Oklahoma state agencies Category:American women mayors

name	Greyson Chance
background	solo_singer
birth name	Greyson Michael Chance
born	August 16, 1997Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
origin	Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
instrument	Piano, vocals
genre	Pop rock
years active	2010–present
label	eleveneleven, Maverick, Streamline, Geffen
website	greyson-official.com
notable instruments	}}

Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997) is an American pop rock singer and pianist whose April 2010 performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a sixth-grade music festival became a hit on YouTube, gaining over 42 million views. Two of his original compositions, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", gained over 5 and 7 million views respectively on his YouTube channel. His debut single, "Waiting Outside the Lines", was released in October 2010. Chance's début album, ''Hold On 'til the Night,'' was released on August 2, 2011.

Personal life

Chance was born on August 16, 1997 in Wichita Falls, Texas, and currently resides in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is the youngest child of Scott and Lisa Chance; he has a sixteen-year-old sister, Alexa, and a nineteen-year-old brother, Tanner, both of whom also play music. Chance began playing the piano at the age of 8 and has had three years of piano lessons; however, he had no formal vocal training.

Of his inspiration, Chance said, "I love artists who are able to communicate their emotions through music and sing from the heart. That’s what I’m hoping to do with my songs." He is emboldened by Lady Gaga; after seeing her performance of "Paparazzi" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, he said: "I was awestruck by her performance. I love her sense of drama and theatricality, plus she’s an amazing singer and piano player." Chance is also inspired by Christina Aguilera, rock band Augustana, R&B; singer John Legend, singer-songwriter Elton John, and John Lennon, of The Beatles fame.

Appearances

Chance's "Paparazzi" cover video was posted to YouTube, on April 28, 2010, and for almost two weeks the video generated low views. At least two social websites, GossipBoy.ca and reddit.com, posted video embeds on May 10, 2010. Ellen DeGeneres first saw the video after Chance's brother, Tanner Chance, wrote to her show suggesting she watch it. The video had about 10,000 views when DeGeneres first saw it; while explaining her reasons for naming her new record label "eleveneleven", she listed as one reason the fact that she first saw Chance's ''Paparazzi'' cover on May 11, 2010. Also, she states that 11 is Greyson's soccer jersey number. On the afternoon of May 11, ''Yahoo! Music'' reported: "As of this writing, the video has got more than 36,000 views so far, and he's even been invited to perform on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''".

On May 12, 2010 Greyson Chance taped an interview and performance of "Paparazzi" for ''Ellen'' in Los Angeles. It was broadcast on May 13. During the interview, Chance received a phone call from Lady Gaga, who the boy says is his "true inspiration." This first appearance on ''Ellen'' was followed by a second appearance on the show, airing May 26, 2010, on which Chance performed his original song "Broken Hearts," received a $10,000.00 award for winning ''Ellen's Wonderful Web of Wonderment'' contest, a brand new Yamaha piano, and was announced as DeGeneres's first signed artist to her new recording label eleveneleven. Chance now has many fans on online social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. He is the 28th most subscribed musician of all time on YouTube, with a 286,000 subscriber base, as of January 3, 2011. Greyson Chance also appeared at We Day (also known as Me to We Day 2010) in downtown Toronto at the Air Canada Centre, where he performed "Fire" by Augustana.

In the media

On the morning of May 11, 2010, Chance's cover video of "Paparazzi" was embedded at RyanSeacrest.com, which reported finding the video via BuzzFeed, a website that attempts to track and predict emerging viral internet memes. Later in the day, ''TVGuide'', ''The Huffington Post'', and Yahoo! Music's video blog, Video Ga Ga, also posted articles embedding the video; ''TVGuide'' mentioned in its article that a Facebook fan page had already been started for Chance. That afternoon, Ryan Seacrest and DeGeneres linked the video on their Twitter accounts, as did celebrity Ashton Kutcher later that evening.

On May 12, 2010, DeGeneres' announcement of Chance's booking, on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', was broadcast at different times across the U.S. and posted to her website. ''Wall Street Journal'' and ''Los Angeles Times'', among other mainstream media, posted articles embedding the video and announcing the forthcoming appearance. That evening, ABC World News broadcast a report on Chance which was introduced by Diane Sawyer, who said the story struck ABC News as "part ''Billy Elliot'' and part ''Glee''." That evening, Guy Oseary, an L.A.-based entertainment manager whose clients include Madonna, Demi Moore, and Ashton Kutcher, recommended Greyson's "Paparazzi" video on Twitter.

On May 13, 2010, Chance's appearance on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' was broadcast, and mainstream media, including CBS and People, reported on the appearance. That morning, Ryan Seacrest posted another link on Twitter, this time to the video of Chance appearing on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''. Not only has he received attention from DeGeneres and Seacrest but also, on May 14, singer, songwriter, and author David Archuleta linked the video on Twitter claiming that Greyson "is talented."

On May 15, 2010, Greyson Chance created an official MySpace page and an official Twitter account. The same day, Crazed Hits, a music industry "tip-sheet" run by Alex Wilhelm, while citing no sources, reported that Interscope Records had signed 12-year-old Chance to a record deal. That same day, NewsOK posted a video, "Three Things to Know about Greyson Michael Chance", and an article in which Chance's father, was quoted as saying the family would spend the weekend deciding how they wanted to proceed before signing any contracts.

On May 18, 2010, ''The New York Post'' reported on the deal with Interscope Records, citing Chance's sister and father as confirming the deal; ''The Post'' also reported that calls made to Chance's school were being referred to Guy Oseary. On May 25, Ellen DeGeneres announced that she had formed a record label called eleveneleven and Chance was her first artist. Guy Oseary who manages Madonna's career and Troy Carter, who manages Lady Gaga's career, would be co-managers of Greyson Chance's career, but no partnership with a major recording label had been finalized.

The chronology of events has resulted in media analysis of the marketing phenomenon as separate from musical or biographical elements. On May 15, 2010, The Christian Science Monitor published an article written by Gloria Goodale, a staff writer for the publication; citing Chance's quick rise to media attention and the establishment of various official and fan websites for Chance, as well as concerns raised by music industry analyst Jeff Snyder about the quality of the video itself, Goodale asked “whether there's a Big Media hand behind sixth grader Greyson Michael Chance.” On May 18, 2010, Goodale followed up on this article with a second article for The Christian Science Monitor focusing on the modern "age of media manipulation", which she introduced by saying, "Reports so far suggest that the Greyson Chance YouTube video is legit." On May 18, 2010, ITN News posted a video report to its YouTube channel, in which many of the same questions were raised; highlighting aspects of Chance's "Paparazzi" video, media industry analyst Alan Stevens pointed out the growing inability within our modern media culture to distinguish between videos which are produced by amateurs and videos which are produced by professionals but made to appear amateur in origin.

His debut single title "Waiting Outside the Lines" was released to iTunes on October 26, 2010. It was released digitally in the UK on December 9. The single also contained a studio version of his cover of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi". In early December 2010 he visited both Paris and London, appearing on local radio stations and giving private concerts in both cities.

On February 5, Greyson Chance entered the National spotlight again with an appearance/performance of "Waiting Outside The Lines" on the CBS Early Show, while stopping through New York on his tour with Miranda Cosgrove.

On May 17, 2011 his new single "Unfriend You" was released to iTunes.

On April 9, he started the Waiting 4U tour with Australian pop/R&B; singer Cody Simpson in Ivins, Utah. The tour ended on May 18, 2011 in Portland, Oregon.

On May 23, Greyson visited The Ellen DeGeneres Show to premiere his new single, "Unfriend You". After the performance, Greyson revealed a solid release date for his upcoming debut album, Hold On 'Til the Night, which is set to be released on August 2, 2011. The music video features cameo from ''Victorious'' star, Ariana Grande.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak position	Sales
		! style="width:40px;"
2011	''Hold On 'til the Night''	* Released: August 2, 2011	* Label: eleveneleven,
Year	Single	Peak	Album
!width="40"
		12
		—

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2010	"Waiting Outside the Lines"	[[Sanaa Hamri">Maverick Records	* Format: [[Compact disc			* US: 16,000

Singles

Year	Single	Peak	Album
!width="40"
		12
		—

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2010	"Waiting Outside the Lines"	[[Sanaa Hamri
2011	"Unfriend You"	Marc Klasfeld

Tours

Waiting 4U Tour

Awards and recognition

! Year	! Category	! Award	! Result
	Choice Web Star	Teen Choice Awards
Icon of Tomorrow
Teen Pick: YouTube Artist	Hollywood Teen TV Awards
2011	Favorite Viral Video Star	People's Choice Awards

References

External links

Official website

Category:1997 births Category:American pianists Category:American male singers Category:American pop pianists Category:American pop singers Category:Living people Category:American child singers Category:Musicians from Oklahoma Category:Internet memes Category:People from Oklahoma Category:People from Edmond, Oklahoma

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name	Paula White
birth date	April 20, 1966
birth place	Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
occupation	Life coach, Author, Inspirational Speaker, Philanthropist, Pastor
spouse	Member of a rock band (1984; divorced)Randy White(1990–2007; divorced)
children	1
religion	Christianity, non-denominational
website	Paula White Ministries
footnotes	}}

Paula Michelle White is a Christian author, speaker, and church leader. She is co-founder of Without Walls International Church; a large, influential, non-denominational, charismatic church with two locations in Florida. She hosts a television show, ''Paula White Today'', produced by Paula White Ministries seen on multiple networks including ''Black Entertainment Television'', and the ''Trinity Broadcast Network''. She currently is the senior pastor of both church locations for Without Walls International Church.

In many of her sermons, empowerment seminars, and books Paula White discusses her childhood traumas and teenage flirtations with self-destruction to teach about God's transforming power. Her style has been described as humorous and candid.

Early life and youth

Paula White was born Paula Michelle Furr April 20, 1966, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Myra Joanelle and Donald Paul Furr III. Her parents owned a thriving toy and craft store. Paula and her brother, Mark, had all their needs and desires met. Donald and Myra Furr's marriage began to fail when Paula was five years old. Paula's mother left Tupelo and took her to Memphis. Paula's father followed with an ultimatum for Myra to give Paula to him or he would commit suicide. Myra refused. Later that night Donald Furr killed himself by running his car into a tree. Paula's mother became an alcoholic. While her mother worked, White was looked after by caregivers. White has she said that she was sexually and physically abused for seven years between the ages of six and thirteen, by different people on different occasions.

Paula’s mother remarried in 1975 to a military man when Paula was 9 years old . Her family later moved to the Washington D.C. area when her stepfather was stationed at the National Naval Medical Center. Paula White is a graduate of Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Maryland.

In 1984 while living in Maryland, she was introduced to the gospel and became a Christian. On her television show in July 2005, White recounted the vision she received from God shortly after conversion: "When I was just eighteen years old and barely saved, the Lord gave me a vision that every time I opened my mouth and declared the Word of the Lord, there was a manifestation of his spirit where people were either healed, delivered, or saved. When I shut my mouth, they fell off into utter darkness and God spoke to me and said I called you to preach the gospel."

Paula White later on became a part of the National Church of God in Fort Washington under T.L. Lowery of Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), and a small church in Gaithersburg-Damascus, Maryland area.

Christian Ministry

Without Walls International Church

Without Walls International Church, originally named South Tampa Christian Center, was founded by Paula White and Randy White (pastor) in 1991.

The church struggled financially at first, and it could not afford to pay Randy and Paula White a salary for the first two years. As a result, Randy and Paula lived on government assistance and the kindness of others. Soon the church began to grow quickly through the various outreach programs. From 1991 to 1998, the church changed locations three times until they secured the property located at 2511 North Grady Avenue in Tampa, Florida and changed the name of the church to Without Walls International Church and you can see her on television every sunday.

While the church was holding services in an outdoor tent in 1999, they reported 5,000 attendees a week and 10,000 ministered to outside of the church with 230 outreach ministries.

Without Walls International Church then purchased the property next to them at 3860 West Columbus Drive expanding their Tampa campus. The property acquired was a Canada Dry warehouse which they remodeled and is now today the main sanctuary for the church.

In 2002, Without Walls International Church began to expand to its second location in Lakeland, Florida. At this time, the church reported 14,000 members and 200 ministries including job training, evangelism among public housing projects and a teen club. On August 3, 2002, Without Walls International Church began to hold Saturday night services at Carpenter's Home Church in Lakeland renting the property. Carpenter's Home Church would later on be purchased by Without Walls International Church in 2005 for $8 million renaming the church to Without Walls Central Church.

In 2004, Without Walls International Church reported a congregation of 20,000 as the largest congregation in the area making the church the seventh largest church in the United States.

''The Tampa Tribune'' reported on March 5, 2008 that Without Walls International Church has put its 4,500–seat Tampa church up for sale, along with its grounds and offices and television studio, asking $30 million.

Paula White Ministries

Paula White recorded the first broadcast of ''Paula White Today'' in December 2001, and by 2006 her show appeared on nine television networks, including Trinity Broadcast Network, Daystar, and Black Entertainment Television

''Ebony magazine'' said of White, "You know you're on to something new and significant when the most popular woman preacher on the Black Entertainment Network is a white woman."

Paula considers T.D. Jakes her spiritual father. Jakes invited her to speak at his ''Woman Thou Art Loosed'' Conference in 2000. White also participated in the Mega Fest, hosted by Jakes in Atlanta, in 2004 and 2005. She has also met with General Colin Powell, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, and Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. She is the personal life coach of Tyra Banks and appeared on her show ''the Tyra Banks Show'' in an episode concerning promiscuity on October 4, 2006.

Paula White ministered to some famous celebrities and athletes including Michael Jackson, Donald Trump, Gary Sheffield, and Darryl Strawberry. Trump, who often brings her to Atlantic City for private Bible studies with athletes and celebrities, appeared on her television show for an exclusive interview. Paula White was pastor to Darryl Strawberry starting in 2003 following Strawberry’s release from prison for cocaine possession. Charisse Strawberry, Darryl Strawberry’s wife at that time, also worked as an assistant to Paula White, accompanying her on speaking engagements.

Senate inquiry

On November 6, 2007, United States senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa announced an investigation of Paula White's ministry by the United States Senate Committee on Finance along with five other ministries. Grassley asked the ministries to divulge financial information. When CBS News reported the story, Paula White's ministry denied any wrongdoing, and on March 31, 2008, the Senate Finance Committee received a joint financial report from Without Walls International Church and Paula White Ministries. Without Walls International Church was one of four ministries that refused to provide the full information Senator Grassley requested.

On January 6, 2011, Senator Grassley concluded the three year investigation with no penalties and no definitive findings of wrongdoing. The Alliance Defense Fund protested the investigation and the National Religious Broadcasters said the questions Senator Grassley asked were too broad. The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability plans to create a national commission in response to the Grassley report to lead a review on accountability and policy. Paula White interpreted the conclusion of the investigation to mean that Without Walls International Church was cleared.

Realignment

On Sunday, July 12, 2009, Paula White became the senior pastor of the church she co-founded, Without Walls International Church, replacing Randy White, her ex-husband. Randy White states he was stepping down as pastor due to health reasons and would still remain connected with the church in a different position.

On January 1, 2011, following the resignation of Scott Thomas, Paula White became the senior pastor of Without Walls Central Church in Lakeland, Florida making her the pastor of both church locations.

Personal Life

Marriage

Paula White's first marriage was as a teenager to the father of her son. In 1984 while living in Maryland with her newborn baby, she was introduced to the gospel and became a Christian. Her marriage ended soon after.

According to the book, ''Holy Mavericks'', a vital turning point came in Paula's life in 1989 when she met Randy White, a third-generation preacher in the Church of God denomination. Randy was recovering from the divorce of his first marriage and was in the early stages of reviving his career as a preacher and evangelist. They met while Randy was visiting the church Paula volunteered as a janitor. Randy and Paula became friends and dated for several months as they labored together in ministry projects. Less than a year after meeting, Randy proposed during a tour to Israel; Paula accepted. Shortly thereafter they moved from Maryland to Tampa, Florida.

In an article published in ''The Tampa Tribune'' on May 20, 2007, when Paula's husband (Randy White) was asked whether he's contemplating a divorce he replied, "No one can predict the future."

On Thursday, August 23, 2007, Randy and Paula White announced to their congregation that they would divorce. Randy stated from the pulpit of Without Walls International Church: "We have a very difficult announcement to make tonight before Tim Storey preaches. And that is that we are going through a divorce. It is the most difficult decision that I have had to make in my entire life and I come to you tonight to first let you know that I take full responsibility for a failed marriage." According to ''The Christian Post'', Paula White says the divorce was amicable and they remain friends. Following the divorce from 2007 to 2009, Paula White ministered in New York, Texas, and abroad, while making periodic visits to Tampa and Without Walls International Church. In 2009 Paula became the senior pastor of Without Walls International Church resulting in her taking residence in Tampa, Florida, again.

In July 2010, both White and fellow televangelist Benny Hinn denied allegations in ''The National Enquirer'' claiming that the two were engaged in an affair. In February 2011, Hinn was sued by the Christian publishing house Strang Communications, which claimed that a relationship with White did occur and that Hinn had violated the morality clause of his contract with the company.

Family

Paula White has a son named Bradley. Paula is a step-mother to Randy’s three children he had from a previous marriage: Kristen Renee, Angie, and Brandon. Randy and Paula never had children together. Kristen Renee died on April 30, 2008 at the age of 30 years old after a difficult battle with brain cancer. Randy White founded the Kristen Renee Foundation in Kristen's memory. Paula has no official role with the foundation but is an active supporter.

Bibliography

References

External links

Paula White Ministries

Without Walls International Church

Without Walls Central

Kristen Renee Foundation

Category:1966 births Category:American Christians Category:American Pentecostals Category:American television talk show hosts Category:Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity Category:Living people Category:American television evangelists

name	Charlie McCoy
background	solo_singer
birth name	Charles Ray McCoy
birth date	March 28, 1941
origin	Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA
instrument	Vocals, harmonica, guitar, bass guitar, drums
genre	Country
occupation	Singer
years active	1961–present
label	Monument, Step One, Koch
associated acts	Bob Dylan, Area Code 615, Barefoot Jerry, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash }}

Charles "Charlie" Ray McCoy (born March 28, 1941 in Oak Hill, West Virginia) is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records. Thirteen of his singles have entered the ''Billboard'' country charts. He was a member of Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.

Biography

Born Charles Ray McCoy, his family moved to nearby Fayetteville when he was a boy and then to Miami, Florida. At age eight, he began playing the harmonica and the guitar and later, in his teens, he also learned to play the bass and trumpet. In high school in Miami his skills had developed to such an extent that he decided to pursue a career in music. He joined a local rock and roll band as guitarist and singer. When he was sixteen years old he reluctantly accompanied a friend to visit a country barn dance radio show in Miami called the "Old South Jamboree". Upon their arrival, McCoy's friend left him in the crowd and went to talk to Happy Harold, the host of the show, with the intention of coaxing McCoy up on stage to sing. McCoy's performance that night, along with the positive response from the show's audience, led to him and his rock band being signed to the Old South Jamboree. His band consisted of Donny Young, later known as Johnny Paycheck, on bass; Bill Johnson on steel-guitar; Charlie Justice on guitar; and Bill Phillips, vocal. About this time the band took part in a local rock and roll contest winning first prize. Following an invitation from Mel Tillis, the eighteen-year-old McCoy went to Nashville, Tennessee for a week's stay in 1959. During his stay in Nashville he visited numerous producers and record companies but all to no avail. Since his efforts to start a musical career in Nashville had failed he went back to Miami. He enrolled at the Miami University majoring in musical education. His goal was now to become a teacher. Meanwhile he continued to perform on the "Jamboree". When Miami faculty members discovered that he was playing rock and roll for a square dance they warned him to continue with this "''lower forms of music''". McCoy replied that he was willing to quit his work at the barn dance if they would give him a scholarship. The faculty rejected his request.

McCoy, who still wanted to make a career in music, applied for the vacant job as guitarist in John Ferguson's band. But when he arrived in Nashville, due to some misunderstanding, his job was already taken by guitarist Vance Bullock. After a short discussion Ferguson decided to hire McCoy as a drummer instead. McCoy bought a drum set and joined the band. John Ferguson's band was unsuccessful and shortly they disbanded. After a month of unemployment he joined Stonewall Jackson as a drummer. The job came to an end in the autumn that year. Then he received a call from the booking agent Jim Denney who informed him that Archie Bleyer of Cadence Records had listened to McCoy's tapes and wanted to sign him. McCoy cut his first single for the Cadence label and "''Cherri Berri Wine''" reached #99 in the Billboard chart. In Nashville, Denney gave him the advice to do demo sessions and to concentrate on the harmonica. Next, McCoy joined Wayne Moss as a bass player performing at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.

Chet Atkins heard one of McCoy's demo tapes and immediately hired him in May 1961. Thus, his first recording as a harmonica player was on a song, "''I Just Don't Understand''", by Ann-Margaret for RCA. Fred Foster of Monument Records also heard about McCoy and hired him as harmonica player on Roy Orbison's song "''Candy Man''". It became a million-seller. McCoy's reputation as harmonica player and studio musician increased. McCoy continued to record for the Monument label without a written contract. Although some of his singles and albums at this time did not sell, Foster believed in McCoy's music. Tex Davis, the promotion manager of Monument Records, was persuaded by Charlie Dillard of WPFA to release "''Today I Started Loving You Again''" as a single. It had previously been released on McCoy's second LP. When the single came out in 1972 it sold 750 000 copies. The single went to #16 in the Billboard country charts. For his next album, "''The Real McCoy''", he won a grammy from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. His album "''Good Time Charlie''" reached #1 in the Billboard country chart. In the 1970s, McCoy, as a studio musician, took part in more than 400 sessions a year. He has won 2 CMA Awards and 7 ACM Awards.

From there, he went on to play harmonica for other acts, Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Barefoot Jerry, "Gene Summers In Nashville" LP and Ween. He also played guitar on Dylan's "Desolation Row", from the album ''Highway 61 Revisited'', and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands", from the album ''Blonde on Blonde'',) bass guitar (on all the tracks from Bob Dylan's ''John Wesley Harding'',) keyboards, and drums plus on several wind and brass instruments. For 19 years McCoy worked as music director for the popular television show, ''Hee Haw'', and was a member of the ''Million Dollar Band''.

On May 17, 2009 Charlie was be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with Roy Clark and Barbara Mandrell. He is also a member of the International Musicians' Hall of Fame, and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.

Charlie has two children with his first wife, and five grandchildren. All of his grandchildren have contributed to one of his albums in some way. His second granddaughter did the artwork for one of the albums covers (Somewhere Over The Rainbow) and sang on one of his Christmas CDs. His oldest granddaughter has played flute and sang on a few of his albums. All of the youngest three kids have sung on one of his albums, as has his son (Charlie, Jr.) and daughter (Ginger).

Television

Television Appearances as an Artist

Hee Haw

Music City Tonight

Nashville Now

CMA Awards Show

Arthritis Telethon

The Mike Douglas Show

The Midnight Special

The Colgate Country Showdown

That Good Old Nashville Music

Pop Goes The Country

New Country

The Orange Blossom Special

The Hee Haw Honeys

The Johnny Cash Show

Prime Time Country

Nashville Swing Canada

The Val Doonican Show England

The West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame Awards Show 2008

Television Shows as a Music Director

Hee Haw

The Colgate Country Showdown

The Nashville Palace

The Hee Haw Honeys

The Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Show

The Hee Haw 20th Anniversary Show

Happy New Year From Opryland

The Charlie Daniels Christmas Special

The Mickey Gilley Arthritis Telethon

Tootsie’s, Where the Songs Began

Country Gold

The International Musicians Hall Of Fame Awards Show 2008

Discography

Albums

!Year	!Album	!width=45	!width=45	!Label
1967	''The World''
	''The Real McCoy''
''Charlie McCoy''
	''Good Time Charlie''
''The Fastest Harp in the South''
	''The Nashville Hit Man''
''Christmas with Charlie''
	''Charlie My Boy''
''Harpin' the Blues''
1976	''Play It Again Charlie''
	''Country Cookin MG 7612'''
''Stone Fox Chase''
1978	''Greatest Hits''
1979	''Appalachian Fever''
1988	''13th''
1989	''Beam Me Up Charlie''
1992	''Appalachian Fever''
1995	''American Roots''			Koch

Singles

Year	Song	Chart Positions	Album
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	"Today I Started Loving You Again"			''The Real McCoy''
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
"I Really Don't Want to Know"
"Shenandoah"
"Release Me"			''Fastest Harp in the South''
	"Silver Threads and Golden Needles"
"Boogie Woogie" (with Barefoot Jerry)
"I Can't Help It"
"Blue Christmas"			''Christmas with Charlie''
	"Everybody Stand Up and Holler for the Union"
"Juke"
"Pots and Pans"			''Play It Again Charlie''
"Columbus Stockade Blues"			''Harpin' the Blues''
1976	"Wabash Cannonball"
	"Summit Ridge Drive" (with Barefoot Jerry)
"Amazing Grace"
"Foggy River"
	"Fair and Tender Ladies"
"Drifting Lovers"
	"Midnight Flyer"
"Ramblin' Music Man"
1981	"Until the Nights" (with Laney Smallwood)
1983	"The State of Our Union" (with Laney Smallwood as Laney Hicks)
1989	"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (re-recording)
1990	"One O'Clock Jump"

^APeaked at #1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Footnotes

References

Kosser, Michael (2006), ''How Nashville Became Music City U.S.A: 50 Years of Music Row'', Hal Leonard Corp.

Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:American country harmonica players Category:American people of Scottish descent Category:People from Fayette County, West Virginia Category:American session musicians Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

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