Jason McCoy

{{short description|Canadian country singer-songwriter (born 1970)}}

{{Infobox musical artist |

| image = Jason_McCoy.jpg

| caption = Jason McCoy performing with the Roadhammers, April 2009

| name = Jason McCoy

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Jason Dwight Campsall

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|08|27}}

| birth_place = Barrie, Ontario, Canada

| origin = Anten Mills, Ontario, Canada

| instrument = Guitar
vocals

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = 1989–present

| label = Airstrip Music
MCA Canada
Universal
Open Road Recordings

| associated_acts = The Road Hammers

| website = [http://www.jasonmccoy.com/ Jasonmccoy.com]

}}

Jason Dwight Campsall (born August 27, 1970), known professionally as Jason McCoy, is a Canadian country singer-songwriter.

He has won the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards, 3 SOCAN Song of the Year awards, 19 CCMA nominations and 5 Juno nominations (all for Best Country Male Vocalist). He also won six awards at the 2004 Ontario Country Performer and Fan Association awards. In 2006, he was awarded the Global Artist Award at the CMA Awards in Nashville.

McCoy was also one of the three members of the group The Road Hammers, which has released two studio albums, in addition to charting four singles in Canada and one in the United States before parting ways in 2010. The group later reunited in 2013.

In 2023, he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.{{cite web | url=https://muskoka411.com/canadian-country-music-assoc-to-induct-jason-mccoy-into-the-canadian-country-music-hall-of-fame/ | title=Canadian Country Music Assoc. To Induct Jason McCoy into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame | date=July 23, 2023 }}

Biography

McCoy was born in Barrie, Ontario and was raised for a time in Camrose, Alberta before his family settled in Anten Mills, Ontario. At around the age of 5, his family moved to Camrose, Alberta, returning three years later. "The cowboy culture really stuck with me. I just fell in love with the music. For some reason, as a little kid, I had some sort of connection with these guys who were singing about these depressing things," McCoy said, citing Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash to lesser known artists like Ed Bruce and Wynn Stewart. "I just didn't have a voice for rock 'n' roll." Jason started playing guitar at age 7{{cite web|url=http://www.andersonenterprises.ca/newjasonbiopage1.htm |title=Jason McCoy |website=Andersonenterprises.ca |access-date=2020-03-09}} and wrote his first song when he was 12.

In his teens, McCoy owned an electric guitar and was partial to AC/DC. In the 1980s, he joined a band called Three Quarter Country, which performed at legion halls, Saturday night dances, and clubs in Barrie, Midland, Orillia and other small towns. McCoy won a talent contest in Barrie, Ontario where he was discovered by country music writer Henry McGuirk who later became his manager and arranged for him to travel to Nashville to record an album with producer Ray Griff. He later signed with MCA Records in 1995.

On May 1, 1999, McCoy married his longtime girlfriend Terrine Barnes. The couple have two children.

McCoy was a member of the country-rock group The Road Hammers from 2005 to 2010, which also featured musicians Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne, and earlier, Corbett Frasz. His first album in seven years, the live Christmas at the Grand, was released on November 2, 2010, while his first studio album in eight years, Everything, was released on March 1, 2011.

In 2017, McCoy began a radio career on KICX 106 in Orillia, Ontario while continuing his music career.{{cite web|url=https://www.barrietoday.com/amp/local-news/country-music-star-mccoy-launches-radio-career-519070 |title= Country music star McCoy launches radio career|website=BarrieToday|date= January 25, 2017|access-date=2021-02-08}} After KICX was purchased by iheartradio, McCoy also began hosting syndicated programming across the Pure Country Network.

Discography

= Studio albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Details !\| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"\| Certifications (sales thresholds)
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:65px;"\| CAN Country
scope="row"\| Greatest Times of All \| Release date: 1989 Label: Airstrip Music \| — \|
scope="row"\| Jason McCoy \| Release date: June 7, 1995 Label: MCA Records \| 2 \|
scope="row"\| Playin' for Keeps \| Release date: July 8, 1997 Label: Universal Records \| 17 \| CAN: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref\|region=Canada\|type=album\|title=Playin' for Keeps\|artist=Jason McCoy}}
scope="row"\| Honky Tonk Sonatas \| Release date: August 29, 2000 Label: Universal Records \| 9 \|
scope="row"\| Sins, Lies and Angels \| Release date: November 25, 2003 Label: Open Road Recordings \| * \|
scope="row"\| Christmas at the Grand \| Release date: November 2, 2010 Label: EMI \| * \|
scope="row"\| Everything \| Release date: March 1, 2011 Label: Open Road Recordings \| * \|
colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details

!| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications
(sales thresholds)

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:65px;"| CAN Country

scope="row"| Greatest Times of All

Release date: 1989
Label: Airstrip Music

| —

scope="row"| Jason McCoy

Release date: June 7, 1995
Label: MCA Records

| 2

scope="row"| Playin' for Keeps

Release date: July 8, 1997
Label: Universal Records

| 17

CAN: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Playin' for Keeps|artist=Jason McCoy}}

scope="row"| Honky Tonk Sonatas

Release date: August 29, 2000
Label: Universal Records

| 9

scope="row"| Sins, Lies and Angels

Release date: November 25, 2003
Label: Open Road Recordings

| *

scope="row"| Christmas at the Grand

Release date: November 2, 2010
Label: EMI

| *

scope="row"| Everything

Release date: March 1, 2011
Label: Open Road Recordings

| *

colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions

= Compilation albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
style="width:14em;"\| Title ! style="width:18em;"\| Details
scope="row"\| Greatest Hits 1995-2005 \| Release date: October 18, 2005 Label: Open Road Recordings

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

style="width:14em;"| Title

! style="width:18em;"| Details

scope="row"| Greatest Hits 1995-2005

Release date: October 18, 2005
Label: Open Road Recordings

= Singles =

== 1980s and 1990s ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"\| Single !\| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:65px;"\| CAN Country
1989 ! scope="row"\| "Slow This World Down" \| 36 \| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"\| Greatest Times of All
1990 ! scope="row"\| "How Could You Hold Me" \| 82
1991 ! scope="row"\| "She's My Wife" \| —
rowspan="2"\| 1994 ! scope="row"\| "Your Mama Warned You 'Bout Me" \| 36 \| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="7"\| Jason McCoy
scope="row"\| "Take It From Me" \| 40
rowspan="4"\| 1995 ! scope="row"\| "Ghosts" \| 29
scope="row"\| "This Used to Be Our Town" \| 1
scope="row"\| "Learning a Lot About Love" \| 1
scope="row"\| "Candle" \| 1
1996 ! scope="row"\| "All the Way" \| 4
rowspan="2"\| 1997 ! scope="row"\| "Born Again in Dixieland" \| 3 \| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"\| Playin' for Keeps
scope="row"\| "Heaven Help Her Heart" \| 11
rowspan="3"\| 1998 ! scope="row"\| "A Little Bit of You" \| 3
scope="row"\| "I'm Gonna Make Her Mine" \| 15
scope="row"\| "There's More Where That Came From" \| 18
colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Single

!| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:65px;"| CAN Country

1989

! scope="row"| "Slow This World Down"

| 36

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Greatest Times of All

1990

! scope="row"| "How Could You Hold Me"

| 82

1991

! scope="row"| "She's My Wife"

| —

rowspan="2"| 1994

! scope="row"| "Your Mama Warned You 'Bout Me"

| 36

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="7"| Jason McCoy

scope="row"| "Take It From Me"

| 40

rowspan="4"| 1995

! scope="row"| "Ghosts"

| 29

scope="row"| "This Used to Be Our Town"

| 1

scope="row"| "Learning a Lot About Love"

| 1

scope="row"| "Candle"

| 1

1996

! scope="row"| "All the Way"

| 4

rowspan="2"| 1997

! scope="row"| "Born Again in Dixieland"

| 3

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Playin' for Keeps

scope="row"| "Heaven Help Her Heart"

| 11

rowspan="3"| 1998

! scope="row"| "A Little Bit of You"

| 3

scope="row"| "I'm Gonna Make Her Mine"

| 15

scope="row"| "There's More Where That Came From"

| 18

colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

== 2000s and 2010s ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Year ! style="width:22em;"\| Single ! Album
rowspan="2"\| 2000 ! scope="row"\| "Kind of Like It's Love"^{{{anchor\|ref_A}}[A]} \| rowspan="5"\| Honky Tonk Sonatas
scope="row"\| "Bury My Heart"
rowspan="2"\| 2001 ! scope="row"\| "Fix Anything"
scope="row"\| "Ten Million Teardrops"
2002 ! scope="row"\| "I've Got a Weakness"
2003 ! scope="row"\| "Still" \| rowspan="3"\| Sins, Lies and Angels
rowspan="2"\| 2004 ! scope="row"\| "I Feel a Sin Comin' On"
scope="row"\| "I Lie"
2005 ! scope="row"\| "She Ain't Missin' Missin' Me" \| rowspan="2"\| Greatest Hits 1995–2005
2006 ! scope="row"\| "I'm Not Running Anymore"
rowspan="2"\| 2011 ! scope="row"\| "She's Good for Me" \| rowspan="2"\| Everything
scope="row"\| "I'd Still Have Everything"

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Year

! style="width:22em;"| Single

! Album

rowspan="2"| 2000

! scope="row"| "Kind of Like It's Love"^{{{anchor|ref_A}}[A]}

| rowspan="5"| Honky Tonk Sonatas

scope="row"| "Bury My Heart"

rowspan="2"| 2001

! scope="row"| "Fix Anything"

scope="row"| "Ten Million Teardrops"

2002

! scope="row"| "I've Got a Weakness"

2003

! scope="row"| "Still"

| rowspan="3"| Sins, Lies and Angels

rowspan="2"| 2004

! scope="row"| "I Feel a Sin Comin' On"

scope="row"| "I Lie"

2005

! scope="row"| "She Ain't Missin' Missin' Me"

| rowspan="2"| Greatest Hits 1995–2005

2006

! scope="row"| "I'm Not Running Anymore"

rowspan="2"| 2011

! scope="row"| "She's Good for Me"

| rowspan="2"| Everything

scope="row"| "I'd Still Have Everything"

;Notes

A{{anchor|endnote_A}}^ "Kind of Like It's Love" peaked at number 3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Year ! style="width:22em;"\| Video ! Director
rowspan="4"\| 1995 ! scope="row"\| "Ghosts" \|
scope="row"\| "This Used to Be Our Town" \|
scope="row"\| "Learning a Lot About Love" \| Warren P. Sonoda
scope="row"\| "Candle" \|
rowspan="2"\| 1997 ! scope="row"\| "Born Again in Dixieland" \| Robert Cuffley
scope="row"\| "Heaven Help Her Heart" \| Jeffrey Siberry
1998 ! scope="row"\| "A Little Bit of You" \|
rowspan="2"\| 2000 ! scope="row"\| "Kind of Like It's Love" \|
scope="row"\| "Bury My Heart" \|
rowspan="3"\| 2001 ! scope="row"\| "Fix Anything" \| rowspan="3"\| Warren P. Sonoda
scope="row"\| "Ten Million Teardrops"
scope="row"\| "I've Got a Weakness"
2003 ! scope="row"\| "Still" \| rowspan="3"\| Margaret Malandruccolo
2004 ! scope="row"\| "I Feel a Sin Comin' On"
2005 ! scope="row"\| "She Ain't Missin' Missin' Me"
2007 ! scope="row"\| "I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus" (with Willie Mack) \|
2011 ! scope="row"\| "I'd Still Have Everything" \| Warren P. Sonoda
2012 ! scope="row"\| "Meet Me Under the Mistletoe" \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

Year

! style="width:22em;"| Video

! Director

rowspan="4"| 1995

! scope="row"| "Ghosts"

scope="row"| "This Used to Be Our Town"

scope="row"| "Learning a Lot About Love"

| Warren P. Sonoda

scope="row"| "Candle"

rowspan="2"| 1997

! scope="row"| "Born Again in Dixieland"