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Lattie Moore
LATTIE MOORE (by Dik de Heer) Born Lattie Harrison Moore, 17 October 1924, Scottsville, Kentucky Hillbilly / rockabilly singer, songwriter. Before I bought his Westside CD, the name Lattie Moore meant almost nothing to me. His name is not widely known, but he has made many fine country recordings and also some more rocking sides. His principal influence was Hank Williams and perhaps his records often loomed too close to Hank's to have any truly independent influence of their own. His first record, "Hideaway Heart"/"Married Troubles" (the latter surely not autobiographical - Lattie has been married to Maxine Frost since December 1944), on the Arrow label from Indianapolis, is very rare. One year after this 1951 debut came the recording that can be considered as the first rock 'n' roll record out of Nashville, though at the time nobody knew it. It is the original version of "Juke Joint Johnny" (Lattie's own com-position), recorded for the Speed label. Lots of people have cut this song, including Red Sovine, Eddie Bond and Jim Atkins and the Pinetoppers. Lattie himself did a flat-out rock 'n' roll version (as "Juke Box Johnnie") in December 1956, for Arc Records. He cut 25 tracks for King, over two periods: 1953-1956 and 1959-1963. In 1958 he made two good singles for Starday, "Why Did You Lie To Me" and "Too Hot To Handle". His only chart entry was "Drunk Again" (King 5413) in 1961 (# 25 country). Another drinking song, "Out Of Control", was co-written with George Jones. Both men recorded their own version, the Jones record being the biggest seller. After leaving King for a second time in 1963, Moore recorded only one LP and a single for Derbytown, though he continued to perform well into the seventies. He underwent laser surgery for throat cancer in 1986 and recovered from a quadruple heart bypass operation in 1999. Now, he says, he's fine and keeps fit by walking 30 minutes every morning. Here is Lattie's discography, it's not complete. Perhaps someone has 'American music' magazine and can fill the gaps. ------------------------------------------------- LATTIE MOORE discography (Tapio) ------------------------------------------------- Arrow ? Hideaway Blues/Married Troubles Speed 101 (52) Juke Joint Johnny/It's Good Enough For You Speed 105 (52) Baby, I'll Soon Be Gone/My First Love King 1194 (53) Foolish Castles/I'm Gonna Tell You Something King 1228 (53) I'm Not Broke But I'm Badly Bent/Don't Trade The Old For The New King 1250 (53) I Gotta Go Home (And Catch Up On My Sleep)/A Brand New Case Of Love King Unissued (53) Pin Ball Boogie King 1327 (54) They're Not Worth The Paper They're Written On/Under A Mexico Moon King 1350 (54) Pull Down The Blinds/What Am I Supposed To Do King 4955 (56) Lonesome Man Blues/100,000 Women Can't Be Wrong Arc 8005 (57) Juke Box Johnnie/Pretty Woman Blues Starday 403 (58) Why Did You Lie To Me/You Never Looked Sweeter Starday 441 (59) Too Hot To Handle/Just A Waitin' King 5370 (60) Cajun Doll/Mine Again King 5413 (60) (Here I Am) Drunk Again/Driving Nails (In My Coffin) King 5526 (6?) If The Good Lord's Willing And The Creeks Don't Rise/Sundown And Sorrow King 5685 (6?) I Told You So/Heaven All Round Me King 5723 (6?) Just About Then/Out Of Control King 5762 (63) Honky Tonk Heaven/Lonesome Man Blues WPL 1001 (71) w/ Thee Sounds Old Ex Husbands/Best Year Of Your Life Quitz 3112-9. (??) stereo, alt versions Mine Again/Here I Am, Drunk Again Lattie Moore on Saga and Olympic is not the same artist. The Best Of Lattie Moore, Audio Lab LP 1555 Foolish Castles/I'm Gonna Tell You Something/I'm Not Broke But I'm Badly Bent/Don't Trade The Old For The New/They're Not Worth The Paper They're Written On/Under A Mexico Moon/Pull Down The Blinds/What Am I Supposed To Do/Lonesome Man Blues/100,000 Women Can't Be Wrong Lattie Moore: Country Side, Audio Lab LP 1573 Don't Trade The Old For The New/I Gotta Go Home (And Catch Up On My Sleep)/A Brand New Case Of Love/If The Good Lord's Willing And The Creeks Don't Rise/Sundown And Sorrow/Cajun Doll/Mine Again/(Here I Am) Drunk Again/Driving Nails (In My Coffin)/Out Of Control Lattie Moore: "You Can't Make Hay Pickin' Cotton" Derby Town LP 102, 1971 You Can't Make Hay Pickin' Cotton/Tall Man/A Doubt Appeared/Come Back And Be A Wife/A Sadness I Feel/Bottle By Bottle/Here I Am Drunk Again/Juke Box Johnny/Out Of control/Let's Be Sweethearts Again/This Is The Right Time/You Never Looked Better VA: "Nashville Country Rock" "Hillbillies On Speed" (Redita RLP 116) Juke Joint Johnny/Baby I'll Soon Be Gone/It's Good Enough For You Lattie Moore: The Juke Box Johnny (Revival 3015) Juke Box Johnny/Pretty Woman Blues/I'm Not Broke I'm Badly Bent/100,000 Women Can't Be Wrong/Don't Trade The Old For The New/Under A Mexico Moon/Pull Down The Blinds/I'm Gonna Tell You Something//Juke Joint Johnny/Baby I'll Be Gone/Here Am I Drunk Again/Cajun Doll/ A Brand New Case Of Love/Driving Nails/The Creek Don't Rise/Sundown And Sorrow "I'm Not Broke But I'm Badly Bent" - The best of the King-Starday recordings 1953-63, West Side WESF 109. Some of his SPEED sides are on the "Tennessee Jive" 8CD Box from Bear Family - Tapio
