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Champaign, Illinois, U.S. Genres. Country, jazz, rhythm & blues, soul, traditional pop. Occupation (s) Songwriter, singer. Years active. 1942–2015. Rose Marie McCoy (April 19, 1922 – January 20, 2015) was an American songwriter. She began her career as an aspiring singer before becoming a prolific songwriter during the 1950s and 1960s.
Oct 26, 2023 · Rose Marie McCoy was a songwriter who wrote hits for Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, and Sarah Vaughan. She was born in Oneida, Arkansas, and moved to New York to pursue a singing career, but became a successful songwriter instead.
Sep 12, 2016 · Rose Marie McCoy? If one of these things doesn’t seem like the other, you’re forgiven—McCoy was anything but a household name, though her songs were sung by some of history’s greatest...
Feb 27, 2009 · Flipboard. Email. Rose Marie McCoy is one of the most prolific songwriters of '50s American pop music, yet her legacy remains relatively unknown. During her career, the artist published more...
Feb 1, 2015 · Rose Marie McCoy was a collaborator on some 850 songs. By Sam Roberts. Jan. 31, 2015. For a woman who composed or collaborated on some 850 songs over seven decades, Rose Marie McCoy,...
The most incredible thing about Rose Marie McCoy ’s songwriting career is that she broke into the male-dominated business of songwriting without being on the staff of any record company or music publisher to represent her.
Feb 3, 2015 · Feb 3, 2015. For a woman who composed or collaborated on some 850 songs over seven decades, Rose Marie McCoy, who died on Jan. 20 at 92, was largely unheralded, recognized only belatedly in a...
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