Byrd Moore

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Real name: William B. Moore
Born: 1889
Died: 1949
Country: United States
Comments: Born in Blackwater, Virginia, Moore was a guitarist who played with many string-band musicians in Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennesee. After struggling with alcoholism and diabetes, he died in the poorhouse in Wise County, Virginia.
Member of: Byrd Moore and His Hot Shots Baritone vocals, guitar
Related: Earl Johnson

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	i	Knoxville Rag	Taylor, Moore and Burnett	April 1929	(6 artists)

Covers by Byrd Moore

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Birmingham Jail	Ezra Hill and Henry Johnson (Byrd Moore, Melvin Robinette)	1929	(unknown)
	i	Cumberland Gap	Moore, Burnett and Rutherford	February 1929	Uncle "Am" Stuart
		The Bully of the Town	Byrd Moore	1929	May Irwin PRF,REC, Mr. J. W. Myers REL

Releases

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Birmingham Jail - Six Months Ain't Long	Ezra Hill and Henry Johnson - Marlow and Young (Leonard Rutherford, Byrd Moore, John D. Foster, Melvin Robinette)	1929	Champion [US1]
	Cumberland Gap - Grandma's Rag	Moore, Burnett and Rutherford - Taylor, Moore and Burnett	February 1929	Gennett
	Good Night Waltz - Knoxville Rag	Rutherford and Moore - Taylor, Moore and Burnett	April 1929	Gennett
	The Bully of the Town	Byrd Moore	1929	Gennett