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'''Wayne Moss''', American guitar player, bassist, record producer and song writer best known for his session work in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. He was born on February 9, 1938 in [[Charleston, West Virginia]]. Moss was one of the founders of [[Area Code 615 (band)|Area Code 615]] and [[Barefoot Jerry]], both bands made up of Nashville session players.
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'''Wayne Moss''' (born February 9, 1938, in [[South Charleston, West Virginia]], United States)<ref name="CMHoFWM">{{cite web|title=Nashville Cat: Wayne Moss|url=https://countrymusichalloffame.org/exhibit/dylan-cash-and-the-nashville-cats-a-new-music-city/the-nashville-cats/wayne-moss/|website=Country Music Hall of Fame|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> is an American guitar player, bassist, record producer and songwriter best known for his [[Session musician|session work]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. In 1961, Moss founded Cinderella Sound recording studio.<ref name="WVHoF">{{cite web|title=Wayne Moss|url=https://www.wvmusichalloffame.com/hof_moss.html|website=West Virginia Music Hall of Fame|date=2013|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> In 2011 it was Nashville's oldest surviving independent studio.<ref name="SOSOct2011">{{cite web|last=Fiegel|first=Eddi|title=Wayne Moss: Cinderella Sound, Nashville|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/wayne-moss-cinderella-sound-nashville|website=Sound On Sound|date=October 2011|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> Moss was one of the founders of [[Area Code 615 (band)|Area Code 615]] and [[Barefoot Jerry]], both bands made up of Nashville session players.


==Biography==
His session work includes playing with:<ref>http://www.bronsonsmusic.com/wayne_moss.html</ref>
Moss was born in 1938 in [[South Charleston, West Virginia]].<ref name=WVHoF/> As a teenager he played in bands in nearby [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] before eventually moving to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in 1959. He became friends with [[Kenny Buttrey]] and [[Charlie McCoy]]. [[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]] hired him as a [[session musician]],<ref name="Swampland">{{cite web|last=Halsey|first=Derek|title=All the Good People Down in Tennessee are Digging Barefoot Jerry... An Interview with Wayne Moss|url=http://swampland.com/articles/view/title:wayne_moss|website=Swampland.com|date=February 2002|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> leading to Moss playing on recordings by artists including [[Patsy Cline]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Loretta Lynn]], [[Charley Pride]], [[Joan Baez]], [[Steve Miller Band]], and [[Linda Ronstadt]].<ref name="CMHoFWM">{{cite web|title=Nashville Cat: Wayne Moss|url=https://countrymusichalloffame.org/exhibit/dylan-cash-and-the-nashville-cats-a-new-music-city/the-nashville-cats/wayne-moss/|website=Country Music Hall of Fame|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
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The first number one hit song that Moss played on was [[Tommy Roe]]'s "[[Sheila (Tommy Roe song)|Sheila]]" (1962).<ref name="Swampland">{{cite web|last=Halsey|first=Derek|title=All the Good People Down in Tennessee are Digging Barefoot Jerry... An Interview with Wayne Moss|url=http://swampland.com/articles/view/title:wayne_moss|website=Swampland.com|date=February 2002|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> He also played guitar on [[Roy Orbison]]'s hit song "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]" (1964), and played guitar and bass on [[Bob Dylan]]'s acclaimed album ''[[Blonde On Blonde]]'' (1966). He also played on [[Joe Simon]]'s 1969 album ''[[The Chokin' Kind (album)]]'', as well as guitar on [[Dolly Parton]]'s signature song "[[Jolene (song)|Jolene]]" (1973).<ref name="AskZac">{{cite web|last=Childs|first=Zac|title=The Guitars of Dolly Parton's "Jolene"|url=https://www.askzac.com/post/the-guitars-of-dolly-partons-jolene-featuring-chip-young-wayne-moss-ask-zac-124|website=Ask Zac|date=17 April 2020|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[Joan Baez ]]
* [[Charlie Daniels ]]
* [[Fats Domino]]
* [[Bob Dylan]]
* [[Everly Brothers]]
* [[Lefty Frizzell ]]
* [[Waylon Jennings ]]
* [[Leo Kottke ]]
* [[Kris Kristofferson ]]
* [[Brenda Lee]] (as a member of her touring band)
* [[Dennis Linde]]
* [[Mike Nesmith ]]
* [[Roy Orbison ]]
* [[Dolly Parton ]]
* [[Carl Perkins ]]
* [[Charley Pride]]
* [[Linda Ronstadt ]]
* [[Nancy Sinatra]]
* [[Steve Miller Band ]]


Other artists whose recordings Moss has played on as a session musician include [[Charlie Daniels]], [[Fats Domino]], [[Everly Brothers]], [[Lefty Frizzell]], [[Leo Kottke]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Dennis Linde]], Charlie McCoy, [[Moon Mullican]], [[Mike Nesmith]], [[Carl Perkins]], and [[Nancy Sinatra]]. He also played with [[Brenda Lee]] as a member of her touring band.<ref name="Bronson">{{cite web|last=Herrmuth|first=Bronson|title=My Interviews - Wayne Moss|url=http://www.bronsonsmusic.com/wayne_moss.html|website=Bronsonsmusic.com|date=21 August 2010|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
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==Cinderella Sound==
In 1960 <ref>http://www.wvmusichalloffame.com/Moss.html</ref> or 1961 Moss founded Cinderella Sound recording studio. In 2011 it was Nashville's oldest surviving independent studio.<ref>http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct11/articles/cinderella-sound.htm</ref>
When the Sack, a Nashville nightclub Moss and McCoy had been running, went out of business in 1961, they used the equipment to build a recording studio in Moss' garage in [[Madison, Tennessee|Madison]].<ref name="Followed">{{cite web|title=Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City - Part 4: Artists That Followed|url=https://countrymusichalloffame.org/exhibit/dylan-cash-and-the-nashville-cats-a-new-music-city/beyond-the-nashville-skyline/|website=Country Music Hall of Fame|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>

The studio, which Moss named Cinderella Sound, has hosted recording sessions by artists including [[Jackie DeShannon]], [[Steve Miller Band]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[Grand Funk Railroad]], [[James Gang]], [[Tracy Nelson (singer)|Tracy Nelson]], and [[Mickey Newbury]].<ref name="CMHoFWM">{{cite web|title=Nashville Cat: Wayne Moss|url=https://countrymusichalloffame.org/exhibit/dylan-cash-and-the-nashville-cats-a-new-music-city/the-nashville-cats/wayne-moss/|website=Country Music Hall of Fame|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>


==Selected discography==
==Selected discography==
* [[Blonde On Blonde]], Bob Dylan, 1966 (notably guitar on "[[I Want You (Bob Dylan song)|I Want You]]"<ref>Area Code 615 </ref> and bass on "[[Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35|Rainy Day Women #12 & 35]]"<ref>http://www.bronsonsmusic.com/wayne_moss.html</ref> #2
* ''[[Blonde On Blonde]]'', Bob Dylan, 1966 (notably guitar on "[[I Want You (Bob Dylan song)|I Want You]]" and bass on "[[Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35|Rainy Day Women #12 & 35]]"<ref name=Bronson/>
* [[Roy Orbison]], [[Pretty Woman]] #1
* [[Roy Orbison]], "[[Oh, Pretty Woman|Pretty Woman]]"
*[[Tommy Roe]], [[Sheila]] #1
* [[Stan Beaver]], "I Got a Rocket in my Pocket"
* [[Tommy Roe]], "[[Sheila (Tommy Roe song)|Sheila]]"
* [[Joe Simon (musician)|Joe Simon]], [[The Chokin' Kind]], #13 and Yours Love" #78
* [[Joe Simon (musician)|Joe Simon]], "[[The Chokin' Kind]]", #13 and "Yours Love"
* [[Kai Winding]], ''[[Modern Country (album)|Modern Country]]'' (Verve, 1964)


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/wayne-moss Wayne Moss Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Library]] (2017)

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Latest revision as of 17:58, 27 September 2024

Wayne Moss
Born (1938-02-09) February 9, 1938 (age 86)
Charleston, West Virginia

Wayne Moss (born February 9, 1938, in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States)[1] is an American guitar player, bassist, record producer and songwriter best known for his session work in Nashville. In 1961, Moss founded Cinderella Sound recording studio.[2] In 2011 it was Nashville's oldest surviving independent studio.[3] Moss was one of the founders of Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry, both bands made up of Nashville session players.

Biography

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Moss was born in 1938 in South Charleston, West Virginia.[2] As a teenager he played in bands in nearby Charleston before eventually moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1959. He became friends with Kenny Buttrey and Charlie McCoy. Hargus "Pig" Robbins hired him as a session musician,[4] leading to Moss playing on recordings by artists including Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Charley Pride, Joan Baez, Steve Miller Band, and Linda Ronstadt.[1]

The first number one hit song that Moss played on was Tommy Roe's "Sheila" (1962).[4] He also played guitar on Roy Orbison's hit song "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964), and played guitar and bass on Bob Dylan's acclaimed album Blonde On Blonde (1966). He also played on Joe Simon's 1969 album The Chokin' Kind (album), as well as guitar on Dolly Parton's signature song "Jolene" (1973).[5]

Other artists whose recordings Moss has played on as a session musician include Charlie Daniels, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Lefty Frizzell, Leo Kottke, Kris Kristofferson, Dennis Linde, Charlie McCoy, Moon Mullican, Mike Nesmith, Carl Perkins, and Nancy Sinatra. He also played with Brenda Lee as a member of her touring band.[6]

Cinderella Sound

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When the Sack, a Nashville nightclub Moss and McCoy had been running, went out of business in 1961, they used the equipment to build a recording studio in Moss' garage in Madison.[7]

The studio, which Moss named Cinderella Sound, has hosted recording sessions by artists including Jackie DeShannon, Steve Miller Band, Linda Ronstadt, Grand Funk Railroad, James Gang, Tracy Nelson, and Mickey Newbury.[1]

Selected discography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nashville Cat: Wayne Moss". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Wayne Moss". West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ Fiegel, Eddi (October 2011). "Wayne Moss: Cinderella Sound, Nashville". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Halsey, Derek (February 2002). "All the Good People Down in Tennessee are Digging Barefoot Jerry... An Interview with Wayne Moss". Swampland.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ Childs, Zac (17 April 2020). "The Guitars of Dolly Parton's "Jolene"". Ask Zac. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b Herrmuth, Bronson (21 August 2010). "My Interviews - Wayne Moss". Bronsonsmusic.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City - Part 4: Artists That Followed". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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