Bill Coday
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Bill Coday (May 10, 1942 – June 7, 2008) was born in in Coldwater, Mississippi and as a young man he began singing in juke joints in and around Blytheville, Arkansas. Later, Coday travelled to Chicago, Illinois and there one night he was "discovered" by Denise LaSalle. LaSalle signed Coday to her Crajon label, and introduced Coday to Willie Mitchell of Memphis, Tennessee. Mitchell's reputation in the soul and soul blues music industry includes producing such artists as Al Green and Ann Peebles. Mitchell agreed to work with Coday, and a result of this relationship, the team of Mitchell and Coday produced songs that included "Sixty Minute Teaser", "I Get High on Your Love", "You're Gonna Want Me", "I'm Back To Collect", and "Get you Lies Straight".
Coday signed with Ecko Records and recorded the CD Sneakin' Back, which included the songs "Her Love Is Good Enough To Put In Collard Greens", "I Can Move The Hoockie Coochie Man" and "Doctor Thrill Good". Coday's second CD with Ecko Records was titled Can't Get Enough which included the songs "In The Room Next To The Room", and "Not A Word". On the third CD with Ecko Records Put Me In The Mood Bill Coday recorded the song "We're Gonna Miss You Johnnie", which is a tribute song to Johnnie Taylor.
