Buddy Moss

Pioneering American Piedmont Blues Musician

American blues guitarist and vocalist in the Atlanta blues scene who recorded many sides various labels including American Record Corporation (ARC), Columbia, Okeh, Vocalion (2) and others between 1930 and 1942. Then again in the 1960s blues revival. Born: January 16, 1914, in Jewel, Georgia, United States Died: October 19, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States Moss frequently collaborated with fellow Georgia bluesmen Curley Weaver, Barbecue Bob, Fred McMullen, Josh White, and others, and was a highly influential factor in the development of the Atlanta and East Coast Blues idioms. In 1935, Moss went to prison for the murder of his wife. He was released in 1941, but was unable to revive his recording career. During the 1960's Blues revival period, Moss was "rediscovered" in Atlanta by field recorder George Mitchell (2), and was able to resume his career as a performer, though he never attained the level of success he enjoyed in his youth.