Country Music Legend, NEAL MCCOY will be the featured performer on Saturday, Apr. 8, from 8-9:30 p.m., during the 2023 Louisiana Railroad Days Festival.
McCoy’s recording highlights: Over 6 million records sold, 15 Career albums, 25 Charted singles, 3 Platinum albums – No Doubt About It; You Gotta Love That; Greatest Hits. 1 Gold album – Neal McCoy, Five #1 singles – No Doubt About It; You Gotta Love That; They’re Playing Our Song; For a Change; Wink. Five Top 10 hits – Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On; The Shake – Top 5; The City Put The Country Back In Me; Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye; If I Was A Drinking Man.
Career Highlights:
Founded the East Texas Angel Network (ETAN) with wife, Melinda, to provide financial assistance to families with children suffering from serious illnesses (Raised over 8 million dollars since its inception). Honored by the Masonic Grand Lodge in 2007 with the W. B. and Brandon Carrell humanitarian Award, the highest honor given to a non-Mason. Released Neal McCoy LIVE! on DVD in 2006. Owner and founder of 903 music, from 2005-2007. 2006 Country Radio Broadcasters Humanitarian of the Year.
2005 ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year. 15 USO Tours Around the World since 2001. Two-time “Entertainer of the Year.” CMT’s “Top 10 Video of the Year – The Shake.” “Video of the Year – Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye.” Robert J. Burton Award (BMI Country song most performed on Radio 1995) – Wink. Reggie Award Winner for the Fleetwood Homes national advertising campaigns. Honored in 2006 with the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Artist Humanitarian of the Year Award. Neal was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame on Aug. 15, 2009. XII CD produced by Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Brent Rowan. 2013 released PRIDE CD Tribute to his mentor and friend Charley Pride. 2014 Emcee/Host and performer on Blake Shelton’s 2014-10 Times Crazier Tour. “You Don’t Know Me” is Neal’s Current CD with songs from the Great American Songbook. Recites the Pledge of Allegiance every morning on “Facebook Live’ since January 2016 and has had tens of millions of views and counting.