Alex Moore
Whistlin' Alex Moore (November 22, 1899 – January 20, 1989) was an American blues pianist, singer and whistler. He is best remembered for his recordings of "Across the Atlantic Ocean" and "Black Eyed Peas and Hog Jowls". |
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Birth and Death Data: Born November 22nd, 1899 (Dallas), Died January 20th, 1989 (Dallas)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, composer
Notes: Often listed as Whistlin' Alex Moore.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W149530 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | They may not be my toes | Alex Moore | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W149531 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | West Texas woman | Alex Moore | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W149534 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | Heart wrecked blues | Alex Moore | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W149535 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | Ice pick blues | Alex Moore | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Columbia | W149536 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | I can't stand that | Bobbie Cadillac ; Coley Jones | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W149537 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | He throws that thing | Bobbie Cadillac ; Coley Jones | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W149540 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | Rugger blues | Nick Nichols | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W149541 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | Riverside blues | Nick Nichols | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W149562 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | It wouldn't be so hard | Alex Moore | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W149563 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Blue bloomer blues | Alex Moore | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W149566 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Listen everybody | Bobbie Cadillac ; Coley Jones | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W149567 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Easin' in | Bobbie Cadillac ; Coley Jones | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Decca | 61850 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Sundown blues-1 | Norris McHenry | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61851 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | The Katy blues | Norris McHenry | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61852 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Blue boomer blues | Alex Moore | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61853 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Come back baby | Alex Moore | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61854 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Bull con blues | Alex Moore | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 61855 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Hard hearted woman | Alex Moore | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
Decca | 61857 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Kind-hearted blues | Alex Moore | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Moore, Alex," accessed April 23, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106742.
Moore, Alex. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106742.
"Moore, Alex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 23 April 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Moore, Alex, 1899-1989 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93005569
Wikidata: Whistlin' Alex Moore - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1670183
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/36120800/
MusicBrainz: Alex Moore - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5b613915-6d0e-4040-8115-632163abd142
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