Also known as Wilbur "Kansas Joe" McCoy, Wilbur McCoy, Joe McCoy, Kansas Joseph Allen McCoy
American Delta blues musician and songwriter (1905–1950)
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Joe McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950) was a Delta blues musician and songwriter. McCoy played music under a variety of stage names but is best known as "Kansas Joe McCoy". Born in Raymond, Mississippi, he was the older brother of the blues accompanist Papa Charlie McCoy. As a young man, McCoy was drawn to the music scene in Memphis, Tennessee where he played guitar and sang vocals during the 1920s. He teamed up with future wife Lizzie Douglas <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kansas+Joe+
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