Fifty Cents and a Box Top

<p>From Ann-Margret to Bob Dylan and George Jones to Simon & Garfunkel Nashville harmonica virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist Charlie McCoy has contributed to some of the most successful recordings of country pop and rock music of the last six decades. As the leader of the <em>Hee Haw</em> "Million-Dollar Band" McCoy spent more than two decades appearing on the television screens of country music fans around the United States. And as a solo artist he has entertained audiences across North America Europe and Japan and has earned numerous honors as a result<em>. Fifty Cents and a Box Top: The Creative Life of Nashville Session Musician Charlie McCoy</em> offers rare firsthand insights into life in the recording studio on the road and on the small screen as Nashville became a leading center of popular music production in the 1960s and as a young McCoy established himself as one of the most sought after session musicians in the country.</p>