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Bob Moore | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Bob Loyce Moore (1932-11-30)November 30, 1932 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 2021(2021-09-22) (aged 88) |
| Genres | Country and western,pop,rock and roll |
| Occupations | Bassist,session musician,orchestra leader |
| Instrument | Double bass |
| Years active | 1946–1988 |
| Labels | Monument,London |
| Formerly of | The Nashville A-Team |
Bob Loyce Moore (November 30, 1932 – September 22, 2021)[1] was an American session musician, orchestra leader, anddouble bassist who was a member of theNashville A-Team during the 1950s and 1960s. He performed on over 17,000 documented recording sessions, backing popular acts such asElvis Presley andRoy Orbison. Bob was also the father of multi-instrumentalistR. Stevie Moore, who pioneeredlo-fi/DIY music.The New York Times called him "an architect of the Nashville Sound of the 1950s and '60s" in his obituary.[2]
Bob Moore was born inNashville, Tennessee, United States[3] and developed his musical skills as a boy. By age 15 he was playingdouble bass on a tent show tour with aGrand Ole Opry musical group, and at 18, he accepted a position touring withLittle Jimmy Dickens. At age 23, his abilities brought an offer to play on the famedRed Foley ABC-TV show,Ozark Jubilee.[4] Playing with the show's band inSpringfield, Missouri on Saturdays and traveling to Nashville during the week proved to be exhausting, however, and after two years, he returned to Nashville.
Moore was 12 years old when he metOwen Bradley, who was playing trombone in Nashville radio stationWSM-AM's staff band. In 1950, Bradley hired Moore to perform on a direct-to-disk transcription which was recorded via cable from the stage of theRyman Theatre. Soon thereafter, Bradley became the head of Nashville's division ofDecca Records and brought Moore in as a session musician. Moore went on to perform on over 17,000 documented (Federation of Musicians Local 257) recording sessions[citation needed] and was a key member ofThe Nashville A-Team, a core group of first-call studio musicians, that began to coalesce in the early 1950s.
In 1958, he played on his first of manyElvis Presley sessions atRCA Studio B and soundtrack. The following year he teamed up withFred Foster atMonument Records where, as the label's musical director, he created arrangements forRoy Orbison.[4] In 1960, he formed the Bob Moore Orchestra and recorded an album which included "Mexico", a 196145 rpm single that went to number seven on theBillboardpop music chart,[4] remaining in theTop 40 for ten weeks. The song also topped theEasy Listening chart for one week in 1961. It sold over one million copies, earning agold disc.[3] Bob Moore also plays the bass intro on theRoger Miller hit, "King of the Road".
Moore worked in a variety of music scenes, including a performance at theNewport Jazz Festival and recording withArthur Fiedler and theBoston Pops Orchestra. He had strong roots incountry music, and in 1994Life named him the number one Country Bassist of all time. He performed with such diverse recording artists asBob Dylan,Marty Robbins,Jerry Lee Lewis,Flatt and Scruggs,Patti Page,Sammy Davis Jr.,Julie Andrews,Andy Williams,Connie Francis,Moby Grape,Wayne Newton,Quincy Jones,Burl Ives, Roger Miller, and French singerJohnny Hallyday.
Bob Moore was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2007. He died on September 22, 2021, at the age of 88.[1]
Moore appeared on almost all ofCline'sDecca sessions from her first in November 1960 to her last in February 1963, during which time he backed her on songs such as:
Moore's son,R. Stevie Moore, is a longtime rock musician known for his many independent home recordings and a DIY ethic. Moore's daughter, Linda Faye Moore, was aMiss Tennessee and a top 10 finisher in theMiss America pageant; and a member of the 1980s country-pop female band Calamity Jane, which had minor hits with 1981's "Send Me Somebody To Love" and a 1982cover ofthe Beatles' "I've Just Seen a Face." Moore's two other sons, Gary and Harry, are not in themusic industry.
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Label | |
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| US 200 [6] | US CB [7] | |||
| 1961 | Play Mexico | 33 | 32 | Monument |
| 1966 | Viva Bob Moore | — | — | Hickory |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record Label | B-side | Album | ||
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| US Pop | US AC | US R&B | |||||
| 1961 | "(Theme From) My Three Sons" | — | — | — | Monument | "Mais Oui!" | |
| "Mexico" | 7 | 1 | 22 | "Hot Spot" | Play Mexico | ||
| 1962 | "Auf Wiedersehen Marlene" | — | — | — | "Ooh La La" | ||
| 1963 | "Kentucky" | 101 | — | — | "The Flowers of Florence" | ||
| 1964 | "Hooten Trumpet" | — | — | — | "Cologne" | ||
| 1966 | "Hell's Angels" | — | — | — | Hickory | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | Viva Bob Moore |
| "Spanish Eyes" | — | — | — | "Elephant Rock" | |||
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