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Gatemouth Moore
Arnold Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore (November 8, – May 19, ) was an American blues and gospel singer, songwriter, radio disc jockey, community leader and pastor, later known as Reverend Gatemouth Moore.
During his career as a recording artist, Moore worked with various jazz musicians, including Bennie Moten, Tommy Douglas and Walter Barnes, and his songs were recorded by B.B. King and Rufus Thomas.
Gatemouth moore biography definition
He was noted for his mellow singing voice, much in the style of Billy Eckstine.
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Moore was born in Topeka, Kansas, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, where he sang ballads and spirituals in his youth. He graduated from Booker T.
Washington High School in Memphis. Around he left home, joined F. S. Wolcott's Rabbit's Foot Minstrels, and began performing with Ida Cox, Ma Rainey and Bertha "Chippie" Hill. He toured widely but settled in Clarksdale, Mississippi, around
According to some sources his nickname was derived from his loud speaking and singing voice