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Charles Edward McCormick (May 8, 1946 – April 12, 2022) was an American musician. He was best known as the founding member, bassist, and lead singer of the R&B/soul and funk band Bloodstone.

Personal life
Charles Edward McCormick was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He was the younger brother of well-known Los Angeles newsman and disc jockey, Larry McCormick. He studied music at Central High School, Kansas City. While still in high school, McCormick helped his friend, Harry Williams form a singing group called the Sinceres, which would later become Bloodstone. He also served in the army for two and a half years.

Career
Following the formation of The Sinceres, McCormick and the rest of the group toured with a large Kansas City horn band known as the Smokin' Emeralds. As the group evolved, they learned to play instruments and became a band. They developed a signature sound that combined sophisticated vocals with elements of funk and rock. By the seventies, the band had changed its name to Bloodstone. The band consisted of McCormick on bass and vocals, Williams on vocals and percussion, Charles Love and Willis Draffen on guitars and vocals, Melvin Webb on drums, and Roger Durham on percussion. The group would chart thirteen songs between 1973 and 1984, with the McCormick-penned "Natural High" being their biggest hit, reaching the Top Ten on both R&B and pop charts in 1973, becoming their defining song. The group also went through several personnel changes through the years; McCormick left Bloodstone in 1982 and was replaced by Ron Wilson. McCormick rejoined the band in 1984. Bloodstone continued to play live, though most of the original members passed away through the years; Durham passed in 1973, Webb passed in 1982, Draffen passed in 2002, Charles Love passed in 2014, and McCormick followed in 2022. The surviving members are Williams and Donald Brown, the latter of whom joined the band in 2002.

Death
McCormick died from an undisclosed illness on April 12, 2022, aged 75, in Los Angeles, United States. He is survived by his siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.