Carl McVoy, 61, of 5061 East Shore Drive, a rock and roll pianist in the 1950s and '60s who switched to the construction business, died Friday in Jackson, Miss. Forest Hill Funeral Home South has charge. A first cousin of rocker Jerry Lee Lewis, he sometimes sat in with Lewis's band after his retirement from full-time playing. Lewis once told radio personality George Klein that McVoy was a strong influence on him. "He was a great entertainer, a super person," Klein said of Mr. McVoy. Mr. McVoy was an original member of the Bill Black Combo, which appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. He also performed on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Mr. McVoy's record of You Are My Sunshine was a hit when it came out, Klein recalled. Mr. McVoy also was a partner in Hi Records. Charlie Rich was one of the recording company's artists before Rich became famous. Among others were Ace Cannon and Sam the Sham. Mr. McVoy was retired owner of the Carmack Construction Co. Mr. McVoy, the husband of Priscilla McVoy, also leaves two daughters, Paula Beirdz of Memphis and Linda Banville of Duxbury, Mass.; a son, Carl David McVoy of Memphis; three sisters, Lorraine McCoskey of Memphis, Hazel Peyton of Pine Bluff, Ark., and Audrey Witchen of Mesa, Ariz.; four brothers, Don Glasscock and Joseph Von Curtis Glasscock, both of Memphis, Earl Glasscock and Curtis Glasscock, both of Van, Texas, and a granddaughter. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on January 4, 1992)
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Carl McVoy, 61, of 5061 East Shore Drive, a rock and roll pianist in the 1950s and '60s who switched to the construction business, died Friday in Jackson, Miss. Forest Hill Funeral Home South has charge. A first cousin of rocker Jerry Lee Lewis, he sometimes sat in with Lewis's band after his retirement from full-time playing. Lewis once told radio personality George Klein that McVoy was a strong influence on him. "He was a great entertainer, a super person," Klein said of Mr. McVoy. Mr. McVoy was an original member of the Bill Black Combo, which appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. He also performed on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Mr. McVoy's record of You Are My Sunshine was a hit when it came out, Klein recalled. Mr. McVoy also was a partner in Hi Records. Charlie Rich was one of the recording company's artists before Rich became famous. Among others were Ace Cannon and Sam the Sham. Mr. McVoy was retired owner of the Carmack Construction Co. Mr. McVoy, the husband of Priscilla McVoy, also leaves two daughters, Paula Beirdz of Memphis and Linda Banville of Duxbury, Mass.; a son, Carl David McVoy of Memphis; three sisters, Lorraine McCoskey of Memphis, Hazel Peyton of Pine Bluff, Ark., and Audrey Witchen of Mesa, Ariz.; four brothers, Don Glasscock and Joseph Von Curtis Glasscock, both of Memphis, Earl Glasscock and Curtis Glasscock, both of Van, Texas, and a granddaughter. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on January 4, 1992)
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