Oral history interview with Clyde Moody; 1974 April 2; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Apr. 2.

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Oral history interview with Clyde Moody; 1974 April 2; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Apr. 2.

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Performer Clyde Moody talks about his career. Discussion includes his childhood and the development of his interest in country music; the decision to pursue a music career; his Cherokee ancestry; his songwriting, including "Six White Horses"; his early musical influences; meeting Jimmie Rodgers; his guitar playing style; his early career; working with Bill Monroe; memories from appearing on the Grand Ole Opry; his decision to pursue a solo career; working with Wade Mainer; memories of country artists he toured with, including Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, and Paul Howard; working for Connie B. Gay and appearing on television in 1948; his recording career; and comments on changes in the music business.

3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 37 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772362

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Moody, Clyde, 1915-1989

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Country and bluegrass performer. Born September 19, 1915. Died April 7, 1989. Full name: Clyde Leonard Moody. Songwriter, performer, and recording artist. Worked with Wade Mainer's Sons of the Mountaineers during the 1930s. Worked with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys from 1940-1944, and then became a solo performer and Grand Ole Opry star. His hit recordings include "Shenandoah Waltz." His songwriting credits include the bluegrass standard "Six White Horses." From the description of Or...

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...