Butler, Jerry Butler, Cadets, Shirley Caesar, Johnny Carroll, Joey Castle, Chanteclairs, Charlie & Ray, Charlie & Rosie, Cho Bu Co, Savannah Churchill, DeDe Clark, Jeff Clay, Clovers, Maria Cole, Nat 'King' Cole, Christine Collister, Lew Connetta, Billy Joe Conor, Ry Cooder, Cookies, Country Gentlemen, Country Road, Joanne Courcy, Coyboy Copas, Crash Craddock, Crew-Cuts, Beverly Crosby, Linda Cumbo, Nick Curran, Larry Darnell, Frankie Darrow, Emmit Davis, Joyce Davis, Margie Day, Joey Dee & the Starlighters, Gloria De Marco, Mary Del, Shirley Diamond, Varetta Dillard, Dixieaires, Dojo Cuts, Dolores, Carol Douglas, Arnold Dover, Dozier Boys, Drifters, Du Droppers, Doris Duke, Elaine Dunn, Eagles, Billy Eckstine, Electric Ladies, Shirley Ellis, Enchanters, Joe Erkstine, Facts of Life, Tony Farrell, Sarianna Featherstone, Sauter Finnigan 0rchestra, Five Keys, Five Royales, Five Willows, Frankie Floyd, Flyers, D.D. Brown, Maxine Brown, Nappy Brown, Ruth Brown, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Solomon Burke, Hank C. Barnes, Jimmy Beasley, Jesse Belvin, Boyd Bennett & his Rockets, Jimmy Bennett, Brooke Benton, Beverly & Mike, Andy Bey,Big Maybelle, Billy & Lillie, Bobby Boyd, Jess Bolero, Vernel Bowden, Paul Brady, Linda Brannon, Beverly Brenner, Lillian Briggs, Elton Britt, Bobby Brookes, Dale Brooks, James Brown, J.T. The following artists have recorded a Rose McCoy song:īuddy Ace, Faye Adams, Adventurers, Afghan Whigs, Afrique, Keith Alexander, Annisteen Allen, Chad Allen & the Expressions, Ambers, Ernestine Anderson, Kip Anderson, Toni Arden, Susie Arioli, Eddie Arnold, Astronauts, Avenue B Boogie Band, Albert Ayler, Baby Dee, Baby Dolls, Bad Manners, Pearl Bailey, Lavern Baker, Hank Ballard, Artie Banks, Darrell Banks, J.J. Please help us correct this oversight and sign our petition to nominate Rose Marie McCoy to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

McCoy has been called the 'one of most prolific American songwriters we've never heard of'. She was also known for her mentorship of young songwriters and artists. In the 1960s she found success with Ike and Tina Turner-'It's Gonna Work Out Fine,' and it became the Turners' first top 20 hit and their first Grammy nomination. Their first hit, 'It Hurts Me to My Heart' was recorded by Faye Adams in 1954 and over their 6 year collaboration they wrote songs individually and as partners for top artists including: Elvis Presley 'I Beg of you' and 'Trying to Get to You ' Ruth Brown 'Mambo Baby,' and Nappy Brown's 'Little by Little ' Nat King Cole 'If I May' and 'My Personal Possession' Little Willie John 'Letter from My Darling', and Aretha Franklin, Eddy Arnold, The Five Willows, Big Joe Turner, The Du Droppers, Little Esther, The Clovers, and many, many other top artists of the time.Īfter her partnership with Singleton, she continued independently to write and publish, turning down opportunities to work for major record labels including Motown, Stax, and Atlantic. She also co-wrote and co-published frequently.įor example, in the early 1950s she partnered with Charlie Singleton. Though she recorded throughout the years, she found success as a songwriter independently for over 50 years. However, she has yet to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.įiercely independent, as an African-American woman, McCoy broke barrier after barrier in the music business, especially in the fields of jazz, pop, rock n’ roll, country, and gospel.Ī native of Arkansas, McCoy left for New York City in the early 1940s to pursue a signing career. (See end of petition for a more complete list). Rose Marie McCoy (Ap– January 20, 2015) was a prolific American songwriter who had over 850 songs recorded by over 320 artists including: Elvis Presley, Ike and Tina Turner, Nat King Cole, Big Maybelle, Al Hibbler, Faith Hill, Bette Midler, Etta James, Gloria Lynne, Faith Hill, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, and many more.

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