Moore was born in New Orleans in 1943. As a child he sang and danced for pennies on the streets of his neighborhood. He also sang in the New Hope Baptist Church choir. At age twelve he and his friends formed a group they named the Blue Jays, and competed at talent shows. Moore claimed Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, as well as singing cowboy Roy Rogers, as early motivators. Later in life he recognized Gene Allison, Irma Thomas, Ernie K-Doe, Shirley & Lee and Jackie Wilson as influences.[2]
He began his music career in New Orleans in 1960, as a vocalist with Huey "Piano" Smith's band The Clowns.[3] Moore toured with Smith and The Clowns for three years before leaving to pursue a solo career.[2]
During the difficult period of the New Orleans music scenes in the mid 1960s, Moore had a brief stint on the road in the Midwest impersonating Marvin Gaye.[4] During the 1960s Moore had minor regional hits under his own name.[3] His first solo recording "They Gonna Do What They Wanna Do" b/w "Tried So Hard" was for Teem Records in 1963. In 1965-66 Moore recorded for Nola Records. His first release for Nola, "Soul Train", written by Earl King and Wardell Quezergue, became a hit. He was nicknamed Curley “Soul Train” Moore.[2] From 1966 through 1968 he recorded for Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn at Sansu Records. Sansu issued three Curley Moore releases- “Get Low Down Pt. 1" b/w “Get Low Down Pt. 2", "Goodbye" b/w “We Remember”, and “Don’t Pity Me” b/w "You Don’t Mean".[5] Besides being a vocalist, Moore could play guitar, organ, piano and drums.[2]
The 1970s was a period of struggle for Curley as New Orleans R&B and soul music in general moved toward a harder funk sound and Moore struggled with drugs and gun related issues. An instrumental attempt at this harder sound yielded the 45 "Funky, Yeah" on the House of the Fox label, which became a cult classic for its hard driving heavy psychedelic sound. In 1979, Moore joined a reformed version of the Clowns with Huey "Piano" Smith at the 1979 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.[3]
After serving prison time in the early 1980s, Moore's murdered body was found in Algiers, Louisiana, in December 1985. He was 42 years old.[6][4]
Discographyedit
Singlesedit
They Gonna Do What They Wanna Do (A) Teem 1002 (1963)
Tried So Hard (B) Teem 1002 (1963)
At The Mardi Gras (A) (As Huey & Curley) Ace 671 (1964)
The Second Line (B) (as Huey & Curley) Ace 671 (1964)
curley, moore, june, curley, moore, 1943, december, 1985, american, singer, june, curley, moorebackground, informationalso, known, ascurlyborn1943, 1943, orleans, louisianadieddecember, 1985, 1985, aged, orleans, louisianagenresrhythm, bluesoccupation, singer,. June Curley Moore 1943 December 14 1985 was an American R amp B singer 1 June Curley MooreBackground informationAlso known asCurlyBorn1943 1943 New Orleans LouisianaDiedDecember 14 1985 1985 12 14 aged 41 42 New Orleans LouisianaGenresRhythm and bluesOccupation s Singer songwriterYears activec 1960 1985LabelsTeem Ace Nola Hot Line Sansu Instant Scram House of the Fox Roxbury Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 2 2 Compilations 3 ReferencesBiography editMoore was born in New Orleans in 1943 As a child he sang and danced for pennies on the streets of his neighborhood He also sang in the New Hope Baptist Church choir At age twelve he and his friends formed a group they named the Blue Jays and competed at talent shows Moore claimed Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers as well as singing cowboy Roy Rogers as early motivators Later in life he recognized Gene Allison Irma Thomas Ernie K Doe Shirley amp Lee and Jackie Wilson as influences 2 He began his music career in New Orleans in 1960 as a vocalist with Huey Piano Smith s band The Clowns 3 Moore toured with Smith and The Clowns for three years before leaving to pursue a solo career 2 During the difficult period of the New Orleans music scenes in the mid 1960s Moore had a brief stint on the road in the Midwest impersonating Marvin Gaye 4 During the 1960s Moore had minor regional hits under his own name 3 His first solo recording They Gonna Do What They Wanna Do b w Tried So Hard was for Teem Records in 1963 In 1965 66 Moore recorded for Nola Records His first release for Nola Soul Train written by Earl King and Wardell Quezergue became a hit He was nicknamed Curley Soul Train Moore 2 From 1966 through 1968 he recorded for Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn at Sansu Records Sansu issued three Curley Moore releases Get Low Down Pt 1 b w Get Low Down Pt 2 Goodbye b w We Remember and Don t Pity Me b w You Don t Mean 5 Besides being a vocalist Moore could play guitar organ piano and drums 2 The 1970s was a period of struggle for Curley as New Orleans R amp B and soul music in general moved toward a harder funk sound and Moore struggled with drugs and gun related issues An instrumental attempt at this harder sound yielded the 45 Funky Yeah on the House of the Fox label which became a cult classic for its hard driving heavy psychedelic sound In 1979 Moore joined a reformed version of the Clowns with Huey Piano Smith at the 1979 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 3 After serving prison time in the early 1980s Moore s murdered body was found in Algiers Louisiana in December 1985 He was 42 years old 6 4 Discography editSingles edit They Gonna Do What They Wanna Do A Teem 1002 1963 Tried So Hard B Teem 1002 1963 At The Mardi Gras A As Huey amp Curley Ace 671 1964 The Second Line B as Huey amp Curley Ace 671 1964 Soul Train A Nola 707 1964 Please Do Something For Me B Nola 707 1964 Soul Train A Hot Line 901 1965 This Way I Do B Hot Line 901 1965 Get Low Down Pt 1 A Sansu 457 1966 Get Low Down Pt 2 B Sansu 457 1966 Goodbye A Sansu 468 1967 We Remember B Sansu 468 1967 Don t Pity Me A Sansu 473 1967 You Don t Mean B Sansu 473 1967 Sophisticated Sissy Pt 1 A Instant 11 2635 1968 Sophisticated Sissy Pt 2 B Instant 11 2635 1968 Back In Mother s Arms A As Curly Moore Scram 120 1970 Not Just You B As Curly Moore Scram 120 1970 Shelley s Rubber Band A House Of The Fox MH 1934 1971 Funky Yeah B House Of The Fox MH 1934 1971 Lil Sally Walker Pt 1 A Roxbury RB 2014 1975 Lil Sally Walker Pt 2 B Roxbury RB 2014 1975 Compilations edit I Love You Sansu Unissued until released on Sundazed ASIN B00005A0B8 2001 She s Coming Home Ace Jackson MS 1998 from Huey Piano Smith That ll Get It Even More Of The Best I Tried Curley Moore With Gerri Hall and Benny Spellman Ace Jackson MS 1998 from Huey Piano Smith That ll Get It Even More Of The Best 5 References edit June Curley Moore obituary Times Picayune December 27 1985 a b c d Bernholm Jonas 1968 Soul Music Odyssey USA 1968 York University Libraries Toronto ISBN 9781773550381 a b c Curley Moore Ex Clown Dies In New Orleans Wavelength February 1986 p 5 a b Wirt John 2014 Huey Piano Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues Louisiana State University Press ISBN 978 0 8071 5295 9 a b McGrath Bob 2019 Soul Discography Eyeball Productions ISBN 978 0986641701 White Cliff Sehorn s Soul Farm LP Charley Records London England Liner Notes 1981 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Curley Moore amp oldid 1104853755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
