Chanteur et pianiste Country US né
Merrill Everett Moore le 26 septembre 1923 à Algona (Iowa). Merrill Moore a débuté en 1948 à San Diego (Californie). En 1952, il enregistre chez Capitol Records où il y restera jusqu'en 1959. Après un album en 1969 chez B & C, il
disparaît des studios, continuant néanmoins à se produire dans les clubs de San Diego.
Merrill Moore est décédé le 14 juin 2000 à San Diego (Californie).
Pianist
Merrill Moore's unique style fused Western swing, boogie-woogie, and early R&B
in a melting pot that many critics felt was a distinct influence on rockabilly,
especially Jerry Lee Lewis. Born in
Algona, IA, in 1923, Moore began playing the piano at age seven and by 12 was
performing on a Des Moines radio station. After high school, he played in a band
on the Midwestern ballroom circuit, taking a break to serve in the Navy during
World War II. Afterwards, he married his high-school sweetheart and moved to San
Diego, where he started playing the club circuit. He got a regular gig with
local club kingpin Jimmy Kennedy and put together the Saddle, Rock & Rhythm Boys
as his backing band in 1950. Kennedy helped get Moore a record deal with Capitol
in 1952, and that year he released his first single, "Big Bug Boogie." 1953's
"House of Blue Lights" became a national hit, but Kennedy refused to allow the
band to tour or promote the record: He'd signed them to a seven-year deal to
play six nights a week and had only gotten them the record contract to increase
their local drawing power. Moore continued to record occasional boogies and
novelty tunes for Capitol, issuing an extremely rare self-titled EP in 1955.
That same year, he walked out on his contract with
Kennedy
and moved to Los Angeles.Moore performed regularly on
Cliffie Stone's music program Hometown
Jamboree and also worked as a session pianist, appearing on records by the likes
of Tommy Sands ("Teenage Crush"),
Johnny Cash,
Faron Young,
Hank Thompson,
Sonny James, and Kay Starr, among others.
He recorded only one more session for Capitol, a selection of instrumentals that
wasn't released until 1990 by Bear Family. Moore returned to San Diego in 1962,
taking up residency in a hotel lounge. He worked clubs and similar venues for
the next couple of decades, sometimes venturing into Nevada and Arizona. A car
accident in 1986 put him on hiatus for a few years, but Moore spent most of the
'90s playing regularly at Mr. A's in San Diego, leaving in 1998. He lost a
battle with cancer on June 14, 2000.
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Talents : Singer, Piano
Style musical : Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Country Boogie, Rock 'n' Roll, Boogie Woogie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWNQOZkvJAo
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 10/1952 | SP CAPITOL F2226 (US) | . | Big Bug Boogie / Corrine Corrina |
| 03/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2386 (US) | . | Red Light / Bartender's Blues |
| 09/1953 | SP CAPITOL F2574 (US) | . | The House Of Blue Lights / Bell Bottom Boogie |
| 01/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2691 (US) | . | Snatchin' And Grabbin' / Sweet Jennie Lee (instr.) |
| 05/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2796 (US) | . | Fly Right Boogie / Nola |
| 10/1954 | SP CAPITOL F2924 (US) | . | Doggie House Boogie / Ten, Ten A.M. |
| 02/1955 | SP CAPITOL F3034 (US) | . | Rock-Rockola / Cow Cow Boogie |
| 1955 | EP CAPITOL EAP 1-608 (US) |
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The House Of Blue Lights / Nola / Cow Cow Boogie / Red Light |
| 06/1955 | SP CAPITOL F3140 (US) | . | Yes, Indeed / One Way Door |
| 09/1955 | SP CAPITOL F3226 (US) | . | Hard Top Race / Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue |
| 11/1955 | SP CAPITOL CL 14369 (UK) | . | Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue / Hard Top Race |
| 01/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3311 (US) | . | Down The Road A Piece / Cooing To The Wrong Pigeon |
| 04/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3397 (US) | . | Merrill MOORE with Cliffie STONE's Orchestra - King Porter Stomp / Rock Island Line |
| 10/1956 | SP CAPITOL F3563 (US) | . | Gotta Gimme What'cha Got / She's Gone |
| 05/1957 | SP CAPITOL F3721 (US) | . | Barrel House Bessie / Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old 'tucky Home |
| 09/1957 | SP CAPITOL F3788 (US) | . | Nursery Rhyme Blues / Buttermilk Baby |
| 05/1968 | SP EMBER EMBS 253 (UK) | . | Down The Road A Piece / Buttermilk Baby |
| 05/1969 | SP B & C CB 100 (UK) | . | Sweet Mama Tree Top Tall / Little Green Apples |
| 09/1977 | SP CAPITOL CL 15940 (UK) | . | Merrill E. MOORE - Mr Big Feet / Boogie My Blues Away |
| 1981 | SP BULLDOG BD 20 (UK) | . | Merrill E. MOORE - Red Light / The House Of Blue Lights |
Albums
| 1968 | LP 12" EMBER 3392 (UK) |
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BELLYFUL OF BLUE THUNDER | ||
| 1969 | LP 12" B & C 1001 (UK) |
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TREE TO TALL - House Of Blue Lights '69 / Wabash Blues / Kansas City / Born To Lose / Texas In My Soul / Bring Me Sunshine / Sweet Mama / Tree Top Tall / Release Me / Let The Good Times Roll / She Won't Let Me / Forget Her / Wabash Cannonball / Little Green Apples | ||
| 1970 | LP 12" B & C 1001 (US) |
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MERRILL MOORE | ||
| 1972 | LP 12" CRESTVIEW CRS 3059 (UK) |
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ROUGH HOUSE 88 | ||
| 1982 | LP 12" BULLDOG 2011 (UK) |
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20 GOLDEN PIECES - (Merrill E. MOORE) - Buttermilk Baby / Ten, Ten A.M. / Cow Cow Boogie / Sweet Jenny Lee / Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue / It's A One Way Door / Down The Road A Piece / Gotta Gimme What'cha Got / Nola Boogie / King Porter Stomp / Yes Indeed / She's Gone / Snatchin' And Grabbin' / Cooing To The Wrong Pigeon / House Of Blue Lights / Rock Rockola / Fly Right Boogie / Corina Corina / Hard Top Race / Bartender's Blues | ||
| 1990 | 2 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15505 (D) |
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BOOGIE MY BLUES AWAY :
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| 11/2008 | CD ACROBAT 4051 (US) |
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THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS - Corrine Corrina / Big Bug Boogie / Saddle Boogie / Bartender's Blues / Hard Top Race / Red Light / The House Of Blue Lights / Snatchin' And Grabbin' / Bell Bottom Boogie / Sweet Jennie Lee / Fly Right Boogie / Nola Boogie [EP version] / (It's A) One Way Door / I Think I Love You Too / Nola Boogie / Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue / Doggie House Boogie / Ten Ten Am / Cow Cow Boogie / Boogie My Blues Away / Yes Indeed / Rock-Rockola / Yes Indeed [alternate take] / Cooing To The Wrong Pigeon / Gotta Gimme What'cha Got / Down The Road Apiece / She's Gone / Rock Island Line / King Porter Stomp / Buttermilk Baby / Nursery Rhyme Blues / Barrel House Bessie / Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old |
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