McCoy was a British heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal era. John McCoy also led his own band under the simple name McCoy during the 1980s, which has been integrated with members of bands like Iron Maiden, Samson and Gillan.
The band was formed by John McCoy before he went to play in Gillan. Paul Samson would later form Samson.Unterberger, Richie "[ McCoy - Live 1977 Review]", AllMusic
Discography Oh Well (single), 1983 McCoy, 1983 Think Hard, 1984 Think Hard... Again, 1998 – A compilation of Think Hard and McCoy with two additional tracks Brainstorm, 1998 Live 1977, 2000 Unreal - The Anthology (Compilation), 2007
Band members First Line-Up (1976) John McCoy – bass guitar Paul Samson† – lead guitar and vocals Roger Hunt – drums
1983 Line-Up T-Bone Rees – vocals John McCoy – bass guitar Steve Linton – guitar Paul Samson† – guitar Liam Genockey – drums Ron Rebel – drums
Think Hard Line-Up T-Bone Rees – vocals John McCoy – bass guitar Paul Samson† – guitar Ron Rebel – drums
Brainstorm Line-Up Al B. Romano – vocals and lead guitar John McCoy – bass guitar Michael Sciotto – drums
Other members Nikki Brooks - vocals Mark Keen† - guitar, backing vocals Arthur Guitar – guitar Bobby Rondinelli – drums
See also List of new wave of British heavy metal bands
References
External links McCoy at Rockdetector Greene, Jo-Ann "[ Unreal: The Anthology Review]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation