Oral history interview with Lucky Moeller; 1974 November 20; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green; 1974 Nov. 20.

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Oral history interview with Lucky Moeller; 1974 November 20; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green; 1974 Nov. 20.

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Promoter Lucky Moeller talks about his role in country music from the late 1940s-early 1970s. Discussion includes his start in the entertainment business; managing Billy Faust during the 1940s; leading the Western Okies; signing Hank Snow to work with his band; starting his work as a booking agent; working as a ballroom manager; his move to Nashville; working as a manager for Webb Pierce; his to the Ozark Jubilee; memories from working with Bob Wills; joining Jim Denny and forming the Denny-Moeller Agency; organization of Moeller Talent Incorporated; his experiences working as a manager and promoter; the impact of rock & roll on country music; and the role of competition in the music industry.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 30 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772149

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Moeller, Lucky.

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Country music booking agent and promoter. Born February 12, 1912. Died June 15, 1992. Full name: Walter Ernest Moeller. In the late 1950s joined Jim Denny's Artist Bureau. After Denny's death he took over the agency, changing the name to Denny-Moeller Talent, and later Moeller Talent Incorporated. Moeller Talent closed in 1974. From the description of Oral history interview with Lucky Moeller; 1974 November 20; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green; 1974 Nov. 20. (Country Music Fou...

Moeller, Lucky.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w09490 (person)

Country music booking agent and promoter. Born February 12, 1912. Died June 15, 1992. Full name: Walter Ernest Moeller. In the late 1950s joined Jim Denny's Artist Bureau. After Denny's death he took over the agency, changing the name to Denny-Moeller Talent, and later Moeller Talent Incorporated. Moeller Talent closed in 1974. From the description of Oral history interview with Lucky Moeller; 1974 November 20; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green; 1974 Nov. 20. (Country Music Fou...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...