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〕 |birth_place =Jacksonville, Texas, U.S. |origin =Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |instrument =Vocals |genre =Country |occupation =Singer |years_active =1988–present |label = |associated_acts =Barry Beckett Charley Pride |website = }} Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. (born July 30, 1958) is an American country music singer of Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio. Although he first charted on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs in 1988, he did not reach Top 40 for the first time until 1992's "Where Forever Begins", which peaked at number 40. McCoy broke through a year later with the back-to-back number 1 singles "No Doubt About It" and "Wink" from his platinum-certified album ''No Doubt About It''. Although he has not topped the country charts since, his commercial success continued into the late 1990s with two more platinum albums and a gold album, as well as six more Top Ten hits. A seventh Top Ten hit, the number 10 "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", came in 2005 from his self-released ''That's Life''. ==Early life== He was born on July 30, 1958, in Jacksonville, Texas, to a Filipina American mother and Irish-American father. Inspired by the variety of music that his parents listened to, which included country, rock, disco and R&B, McGaughey first sang in his church choir before founding an R&B band.〔 He later switched his focus to country music, performing in various bars and clubs in Texas. McGaughey, after attending junior college near his hometown, found work selling shoes at a shopping mall. In the early 1980s, he met his wife, Melinda, at the store. After winning a 1981 talent contest hosted by Janie Fricke, he secured a spot as an opening act for Charley Pride.〔 It was also at this point that he assumed the stage name Neal McGoy, a phonetic spelling of his last name.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neal McCoy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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