Moody Scott

Moody Scott

Person from United States

Genres: soul, funk, blues, 80s, 70s

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About Moody Scott

Legendary Louisiana singer Moody Scott was born on January 28, 1944 in the small rural farming community of Hammond, Louisiana, 60 miles from New Orleans. He began his musical career as lead singer and vocalist of the Starlights Gospel Group from Hammond, which consisted of some of his family members. After several years with the Starlights, moody departed the group and embarked on a solo singing and recording career that has spanned well over 45 exciting years within the music entertainment industry. Moody was discovered performing at the then world famous Dew Drop Inn night club in New Orleans by legendary singer-guitarist-songwriter Earl 'Trick Bag' King and recording artist Alvin 'Shine' Robinson. They introduced Moody to Joe 'You Talk Too Much' Jones, who at that time had a million selling hit song, and was the New Orleans talent scout for Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who ran several small record labels in the mid-sixties. Moody signed with Leiber and Stoller in 1963 and released an April 1964 single for their short-lived Daisy record label: "Everybody Come Clap Your Hands" (Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry) and "Monkey Climb" (Terry Jones/Errol Terry/Joe Jones/Lawrence Scott). Although the single was credited to "Moody and the Deltas," it is considered the first recording of Moody's solo career, and it established him within the recording industry. After departing Leiber & Stoller, Moody hooked up with Monument/Sound Stage 7 records' radio personality John Richbourg at WLAC, Nashville, Tennessee. From this musical association came about the classic song, "(We Gotta) Bust Out of the Ghetto," written by Moody with Ricky Williams and Ted Roberson. This was the first anti-drug abuse song in America, and recieved various radio station picks across the USA on R&B and Soul format radio stations. Today, the single is very collectable. Moody retired to Las Vegas, and performed a show there in addition to stints on radio.

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