Bluegrass Singer. He is most remembered for having one of the classic bluegrass music's most soulful, lonesome sounding voices. He learned to play the guitar when he was a youngster by listening closely to mountain music on the Charlotte, North Carolina and Greenville, South Carolina radio stations. First, he landed a slot on radio's ”Cousin Wilbur Wesbrooks' Show” ; then a short-lived Sunday afternoon TV show in 1956; started his band the Dixie Partners in 1957; and made his debut with Starday Recording in the same year. His band consisted of a banjo, mandolin, fiddle and his guitar. In 1960 he made Bluegrass singer, Bill Napier, a full partner and their first big single being the 1967 tune, “Take A Message to Mother”. He went on to team with Napier to record over 108 bluegrass tunes on nine albums for Kings Records. Looking back and reading published reviews in almost 50-year-old magazines, their albums were hastily and somewhat unprofessionally made, hence not capturing the true talent of the two men. Unhappy with the situation, they finished their bookings, dissolved their partnership, and Moore took a position as a DJ for a radio station. After splitting with Napier by 1969, he staged a comeback in the early '70s with a new edition of the Dixie Partners. His first solo album, “Legend of the Rebel Soldier,” was released in 1972 with two more albums the same year. "The Legend of the Rebel Soldier” was a ballad of a Confederate soldier dying "in a dreary Yankee prison," who sings the lyrics, "Oh, parson, tell me quickly, will my soul pass through the southland?" The song was later included in the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music. It was re-released in 1988 and 1989. By then, he had sharpened his song writing skills with “Kentucky Girl”, “The Fiddler”, “Blue Monday Morning” and a dozen more. Old Homestead Records was now handling his recordings, with one being a gospel album, “On the High, High Mountain”. He became so popular in Europe that he had a November 1976 tour. He played in Holland, Belgium and Switzerland and he recorded two albums, one of which was released on the Phillips label, " For Texas". He had the nasal sound of bluegrass, yet had the rich baritone voice that was more appreciated in the later years of his career. In the early 1970's with his parents dying, he became depressed and drinking alcohol heavily, which led to liver disease and a serious decline in his health. Even though his health was declining, he continued to perform and touring not only in the southern states but Bluegrass festivals in New York State. This led to more stress on his health. Seeking treatment for a hernia complication, he entered a hospital in Richmond, Virginia but eventually slipped into a coma from his liver disease and died at the age of 44 years old.