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'''Clyde Moody''' (September 19, 1915 – April 7, 1989), also known as the "Hillbilly Waltz King" and sometimes as "The Genial Gentleman of Country Music" was one of the great founders of American [[Bluegrass music]]. |
'''Clyde Moody''' (September 19, 1915 – April 7, 1989), also known as the "Hillbilly Waltz King" and sometimes as "The Genial Gentleman of Country Music" was one of the great founders of American [[Bluegrass music]]. |
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== Early Life and Career == |
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Born in [[Cherokee, North Carolina]], Moody got his start in the late 1930s in the string band [[J. E. Mainer|J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers]]. In September 1940 he joined [[Bill Monroe]]'s [[Blue Grass Boys]] on the [[Grand Ole Opry]]. He appeared on Monroe's first solo recording session for RCA Victor's Bluebird label on October 7 of that year, playing guitar and singing lead vocals and bass on the Blue Grass Quartet's first recording ("Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord"). He was featured on that session singing "Six White Horses", a blues-based original. He also has the rare distinction of having played mandolin on a Blue Grass Boys session, as he provided the [[rhythm chop]]s on "[[Mule Skinner Blues]]" and "Dog House Blues", while Monroe played guitar - the only instance where a Blue Grass Boy other than Monroe played mandolin at a Bill Monroe recording session. Upon his departure from the Blue Grass Boys in 1944, he remained at WSM and the Opry for several years as a solo artist. In 1952, he recorded as a member of the Brown's Ferry Four with [[The Delmore Brothers]] on King Records. He later played at the first Bluegrass Festival at Fincastle, Virginia, in 1965. |
Born in [[Cherokee, North Carolina]], Moody got his start in the late 1930s in the string band [[J. E. Mainer|J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers]]. In September 1940 he joined [[Bill Monroe]]'s [[Blue Grass Boys]] on the [[Grand Ole Opry]]. Moody's guitar style was unique, with him finger picking with his thumb and index finger. Moody also had a melow voice that was a good contrast to Bill Monroe's voice. He appeared on Monroe's first solo recording session for RCA Victor's Bluebird label on October 7 of that year, playing guitar and singing lead vocals and bass on the Blue Grass Quartet's first recording ("Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord"). He was featured on that session singing "Six White Horses", a blues-based original. He also has the rare distinction of having played mandolin on a Blue Grass Boys session, as he provided the [[rhythm chop]]s on "[[Mule Skinner Blues]]" and "Dog House Blues", while Monroe played guitar - the only instance where a Blue Grass Boy other than Monroe played mandolin at a Bill Monroe recording session. Upon his departure from the Blue Grass Boys in 1944, he remained at WSM and the Opry for several years as a solo artist. In 1952, he recorded as a member of the Brown's Ferry Four with [[The Delmore Brothers]] on King Records. He later played at the first Bluegrass Festival at Fincastle, Virginia, in 1965. His nephew, Bruce Moody (March 14, 1940 – February 21, 2009) was also a popular bluegrass musician and toured with him from 1962–1969. |
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Some of his career highlights include appearing in the [[White House]] 3 times and writing and recording the million-seller ''Shenandoah Waltz'' in 1947. He sang with a young [[Elvis Presley]] in 1955 when [[Colonel Tom Parker|Tom Parker]] paired them for a six-week tour. It is rumored that he was considered for the role of The Lone Ranger but lost the part to Clayton Moore. |
Some of his career highlights include appearing in the [[White House]] 3 times and writing and recording the million-seller ''Shenandoah Waltz'' in 1947. He sang with a young [[Elvis Presley]] in 1955 when [[Colonel Tom Parker|Tom Parker]] paired them for a six-week tour. It is rumored that he was considered for the role of The Lone Ranger but lost the part to Clayton Moore. Clyde Moody was inducted into the [[North Carolina Music Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Inductees|url=http://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/category/inductees/2011-inductees/|publisher=North Carolina Music Hall of Fame|accessdate=September 10, 2012}}</ref> |
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He passed away in 1989 in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. |
He passed away in 1989 in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. |
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His nephew, Bruce Moody (March 14, 1940 – February 21, 2009) was also a popular bluegrass musician and toured with him from 1962–1969. |
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Clyde Moody was inducted into the [[North Carolina Music Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Inductees|url=http://northcarolinamusichalloffame.org/category/inductees/2011-inductees/|publisher=North Carolina Music Hall of Fame|accessdate=September 10, 2012}}</ref> |
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Clyde Moody (September 19, 1915 – April 7, 1989), also known as the "Hillbilly Waltz King" and sometimes as "The Genial Gentleman of Country Music" was one of the great founders of American Bluegrass music.
Early Life and Career
Born in Cherokee, North Carolina, Moody got his start in the late 1930s in the string band J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers. In September 1940 he joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys on the Grand Ole Opry. Moody's guitar style was unique, with him finger picking with his thumb and index finger. Moody also had a melow voice that was a good contrast to Bill Monroe's voice. He appeared on Monroe's first solo recording session for RCA Victor's Bluebird label on October 7 of that year, playing guitar and singing lead vocals and bass on the Blue Grass Quartet's first recording ("Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord"). He was featured on that session singing "Six White Horses", a blues-based original. He also has the rare distinction of having played mandolin on a Blue Grass Boys session, as he provided the rhythm chops on "Mule Skinner Blues" and "Dog House Blues", while Monroe played guitar - the only instance where a Blue Grass Boy other than Monroe played mandolin at a Bill Monroe recording session. Upon his departure from the Blue Grass Boys in 1944, he remained at WSM and the Opry for several years as a solo artist. In 1952, he recorded as a member of the Brown's Ferry Four with The Delmore Brothers on King Records. He later played at the first Bluegrass Festival at Fincastle, Virginia, in 1965. His nephew, Bruce Moody (March 14, 1940 – February 21, 2009) was also a popular bluegrass musician and toured with him from 1962–1969.
Some of his career highlights include appearing in the White House 3 times and writing and recording the million-seller Shenandoah Waltz in 1947. He sang with a young Elvis Presley in 1955 when Tom Parker paired them for a six-week tour. It is rumored that he was considered for the role of The Lone Ranger but lost the part to Clayton Moore. Clyde Moody was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]
He passed away in 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee.
References
- ^ "2011 Inductees". North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
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