Johnny Moore (singer)

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Johnny Moore

Background information
Birth name	John Alfred Moore^[1]^[2]
Born	(1934-12-14)December 14, 1934 Selma, Alabama, United States
Died	December 30, 1998(1998-12-30) (aged 64) London, England
Genres	R&B, pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals

John Alfred Moore (December 14, 1934 – December 30, 1998)^[1] was an American rhythm and blues singer with the Drifters. He was one of the group's principal lead singers, leading on many of their hit singles, and was a 1988 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Drifters.

Career

Born in Selma, Alabama, United States,^[1] Moore began as lead of the Cleveland based group the Hornets,^[3] before being discovered by the Drifters. He joined the group as lead vocalist in New York in 1955, at age 21. He was drafted into the US Army for national service; upon returning, he recorded as a soloist under the name "Johnny Darrow". He rejoined the Drifters, now with four new members, and became the lead singer in 1964, after the death of Rudy Lewis, who was due to record "Under the Boardwalk" the next day. Moore took over the lead vocals.^[4]

Subsequently, he became permanent lead. Moore had a string of hits with the group in the 1960s, most notably "Saturday Night at the Movies", "Come On Over to My Place", "At the Club" and "Up in the Streets of Harlem". He remained with the group touring the United Kingdom from early 1970 to 1998, establishing him as the group's longest-serving member.

United Kingdom

Having relocated to the UK in the early 1970s, Moore and the group scored with a string of hits, "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies", "There Goes My First Love", "Can I Take You Home Little Girl", "Hello Happiness" and "You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book".

In 1982, exhausted, he left the group and then launched his own group based in London.^[1]

Death

Moore died en route to London's Mayday Hospital; the cause of death was ruled to be pneumonia. He was 64.^[2] He was survived by his wife Jennifer Moore and their three sons. Christian Moore, David Moore and John Moore Jr. Johnny Moore is also survived by his daughters Dawn M. Haley and D’Tonya Dean.^[3]

Awards and honors

In 1988, Moore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Moore was given a posthumous Pioneer Award in 1999 by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Obituary: Johnny Moore, The Independent
^ ^a ^b Scott Wilson (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 527. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Hamilton, Andrew. The Hornets (biography) at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^ "Under the Boardwalk". Rolling Stone. 7 May 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2021. the night before the session he died of a heroin overdose.

External links

Bruce Elder. Johnny Moore (biography) at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
Johnny Moore discography at Discogs

v t e The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter Gerhart Thrasher Andrew Thrasher Bill Pinkney Willie Ferbee Walter Adams Ben E. King Doc Green Beary Hobbs Rudy Lewis Charlie Thomas Tommy Evans Eugene Pearson Johnny Terry Johnny Moore Bobby Hendricks Rudy Ivan Jimmy Lewis Ray Lewis Louis Price Maurice Cannon Prentiss McNeil
Compilation albums	The Drifters' Golden Hits
Songs	"Adorable" "At the Club" "Dance with Me" "Drip Drop" "Honey Love" "I Count the Tears" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies" "Like Sister and Brother" "Lonely Winds" "Lucille" "Money Honey" "On Broadway" "Please Stay" "Saturday Night at the Movies" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Some Kind of Wonderful" "Steamboat" "Sweets for My Sweet" "There Goes My Baby" "This Magic Moment" "Treasure of Love" "Under the Boardwalk" "Up on the Roof" "Vaya con Dios" "What'cha Gonna Do" "When My Little Girl Is Smiling"
Discography Category:The Drifters

v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 1988
Performers	The Beach Boys Al Jardine, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson The Beatles George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr The Drifters Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis, Clyde McPhatter, Johnny Moore, Bill Pinkney, Charlie Thomas, Gerhart Thrasher Bob Dylan The Supremes Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson
Early influences	Woody Guthrie Lead Belly Les Paul
Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)	Berry Gordy

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