Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: englewood , new jersey , united states - years active: 1952 -- 1979 - birth name: van allen clinton mccoy - label: columbia , avco , h & l - death date: 6 july 1979 - genre: disco , r & b , pop - birth date: 6 january 1940 - name: van mccoy - background: solo_singer - image: van mccoy.jpg - birth place: washington , d.c. , united states - occupation: singer , songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of van mccoy .
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van allen clinton mccoy -lrb- january 6 , 1940 -- july 6 , 1979 -rrb- professionally known as van mccoy .was an accomplished musician , record producer , arranger , songwriter , singer and orchestra conductor .he is known best for his 1975 internationally successful song '' the hustle '' .he has approximately 700 song copyrights to his credit , and is also noted for producing songs for such recording artists as gladys knight & the pips , the stylistics , aretha franklin , brenda & the tabulations , david ruffin , peaches & herb and stacy lattisaw .