1973 Charlie McCoy – The Fastest Harp In The South
The Fastest Harp In The South is an album from American harmonica virtuoso Charlie McCoy. It was released in 1973 (Monument) and reached #2 on the US Country Charts.
Tracks
1 Silver Wings (Merle Haggard) 02:29
2 Why Me (Kris Kristofferson) 02:54
3 Paper Roses (Fred Spielman; Janice Torre) 02:33
4 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) 02:52
5 Almost Persuaded (Billy Sherrill; Glenn Sutton) 03:16
6 The Fastest Harp In The South (M Sales) 02:04
7 Release Me (Eddie Miller; WS Stevenson) 02:36
8 Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms (Lester Flatt) 03:05
9 Behind Closed Doors (Kenny O’Dell) 02:56
10 Tribute To Bob Wills-Faded Love/Maiden’s Prayer (John Wills; Bob Wills) 03:33
11 Ruby (Are You Mad At Your Man) (Cousin Emmy) 02:42
Musicians
| Bass | Bob Moore |
| Bass | Henry Strzelecki |
| Bass | Joe Allen |
| Bass | Joe Zinkan |
| Bass | Billy Linneman |
| Bass | Tommy Allsup |
| Drums | Kenny Buttrey |
| Drums | Jimmy Isbell |
| Guitar | Grady Martin |
| Guitar | Bobby Thompson |
| Guitar | Pete Wade |
| Guitar | Jerry Shook |
| Guitar | Chip Young |
| Guitar | Dave Doran |
| Guitar | Ray Edenton |
| Guitar | Jimmy Colvard |
| Guitar | Harold Bradley |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jerry Shook |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grady Martin |
| Steel Guitar | Hal Rugg |
| Steel Guitar | Lloyd Green |
| Steel Guitar | Pete Drake |
| Steel Guitar | Stu Basore |
| Steel Guitar | Weldon Myrick |
| Banjo | Bobby Thompson |
| Dobro | Grady Martin |
| Dobro | Jimmy Capps |
| Dobro | Josh Graves |
| Dobro | Jimmy Colvard |
| Electric Piano | Ron Oates |
| Electric Piano | Charles Cochran |
| Electric Piano | Buddy Skipper |
| Moog | John Harris |
| Organ | Buddy Skipper |
| Piano | Ron Oates |
| Piano | David Briggs |
| Piano | Jerry Whitman |
| Piano | Larry Butler |
| Piano | Hargus Robbins |
| Piano | Charles Cochran |
| Piano | Buddy Skipper |
| Harmonica | Charlie McCoy |
| Fiddle | Lisa Silver |
| Cabasa | Buddy Harman |
| Congas | Farrell Morris |
| Congas | Kenny Malone |
| Congas | Buddy Harman |
| Tambourine | Jimmy Isbell |
| Vibraphone | Ron Oates |
Other Musicians
2 Why Me
| Guitar | Fred Newell |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Fiddle | Jim Buchanan |
| Fiddle | Johnny Gimble |
| Steel Guitar | Curly Chalker |
| Steel Guitar | Russ Hicks |
4 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
| Guitar | Fred Newell |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Fiddle | Jim Buchanan |
| Fiddle | Johnny Gimble |
| Steel Guitar | Curly Chalker |
| Steel Guitar | Russ Hicks |
7 Release Me
| Guitar | Fred Newell |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Fiddle | Jim Buchanan |
| Fiddle | Johnny Gimble |
| Steel Guitar | Curly Chalker |
| Steel Guitar | Russ Hicks |
9 Behind Closed Doors
| Guitar | Fred Newell |
| Fiddle | Buddy Spicher |
| Fiddle | Jim Buchanan |
| Fiddle | Johnny Gimble |
| Steel Guitar | Curly Chalker |
| Steel Guitar | Russ Hicks |
Voices – The Nashville Edition (Tracks 1, 7)
Voices – Barefoot Jerry (Track 2)
Voices – The Nashville Sounds (Tracks 3, 9)
Voices – The Jordanaires (Track 5)
Liner Notes
Engineer (Recording) – Paul Scala, Wayne Moss
Engineer (Remix) – Jerry Tuttle, Paul Scala, Wayne Moss
Mastered By – M.C. Rather, Paul Richmond
Design – Bill Barnes, Peggy Owens
Photography – Al Clayton
Mastered At Monument Recording Studio
Mastered At Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville
Recorded At Cinderella Sound Studios
Remixed At Cinderella Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright Monument Record Corp.
Copyright CBS Inc