The McCoys were formed in Union City, Indiana, in 1962. They are best known for their hit "Hang on Sloopy" which was number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October 1965 and is the official rock song of the state of Ohio. A jazz singer named Dorothy Sloop, a student at Ohio University, is said to be the inspiration for the song. Meet the McCoys, Hang on Sloopy, I Can't Explain It, Fever, Sorrow, Up and Down, If You Tell a Lie, Come on Let's Go, Little People, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Mr. Summer, Every Day I Have to Cry, (You Make Me Feel) So Good, R
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