Lee Moore

Walter LeRoy Moore, *24-09-1914 Circleville, OH, +17-08-1997

by Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Svein Martin Pedersen

SESSIONS

1955 (1953?) poss. Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore with Frank Totter’s Happy Rangers

001 THE CAT CAME BACK Cross Country CX 506 Apex 76078/Point P 211 Cattle LP 44

002 STOP CRACKIN' PEANUTS Cross Country CX 506 Apex 76078/ Point P 211

1955 poss. Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore and Juanita Moore

003 25R SHE MARRIED THE WRONG MAN CX 512 CX 525 76273

004 26R JUKE BOX BANJO  CX 512

1956 poss. Wheeling, Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore and Juanita Moore

005 WHERE IDAHO POTATOES GROW  CX 525 76273

006 WHISPERING HOPE CX 516 76089/ Point P 211

007 NEW WILDWOOD FLOWER  CX 516  76089/ Point P 211 Cattle LP 44

1956 WWVA Radio Station Studio, Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore and Juanita Moore

008 DARK AS A DUNGEON CX 522  76354/ Point P 211

009 MY OWN SWEET DARLING WIFE CX 522  76354/ Point P 211

1956 WWVA Radio Station Studio, Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore and Juanita Moore

010 37R LET'S SAY GOODBYE LIKE WE SAY HELLO CX 526 76432/ Point P 211

011 38R REMEMBER ME CX 526 76432/ Point P 211

012 39R THE LOVE YOU PLANTED IN MY HEART CX-528  76105/ Point P 211

013 40R WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD CX-528 76105/ Point P 211

014 41R PARADISE VALLEY CX 530 76136

015 42R THE LORD IS IS MY SHEPHERD CX 530  76163

1957 WWVA Radio Station Studio, Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore and Juanita Moore

016 TWILIGHT IS STEALING CX 532 76178

017GOING DOWN THE COUNTRY CX 532 76178

018 DON’T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY CX 534 76304

019 SWEETHEART OR STRANGER CX 534 76304

1958 WWVA Radio Station Studio, Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore (Lee Moore [vcl], Hardrock Gunter [gt] + unknown musicians)

020 I’LL BE SOMEONE WHEN YOU’RE GONE Mark M 126

021 MANSION ON THE HILL Mark M 126

around 1960 WWVA Radio Station Studio, Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore

022 TREASURES UNTOLD Wheeling EP 6001-1

023 EVENING TIME Wheeling EP 6001-1

024 OH SO MANY YEARS Wheeling EP 6001-1

025 THINK OF ME Wheeling EP 6001-1

1962 unknown – Lee Moore (Lee Moore [vcl/gt], Billy Edwards [banjo], Danny Milhon [dobro], John Palmer [bass], Tater Tate [fiddle]. Producer: Lee Sutton)

026 GOING DOWN THE COUNTRY Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

027 AN OLD LOG CABIN FOR SALE Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 LP 44 

028 BEACH AT WAIKIKIA Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

029 WILDWOOD FLOWER Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

030 WILL THE ROSES BLOOM IN HEAVEN Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

031 OLD JOE CLARK Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

032 DREAMING OF A CABIN Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 LP 61 

033 ROYAL TELEPHONE Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

034 REMEMBER ME Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

035 KEEP ON THE SUNNYSIDE Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

036 GATHERING FLOWERS FROM THE HILLSIDE Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

037 MOM IS DYING TONIGHT Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

038 DOBRO BLUES Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

039 DOWN WHERE THE RIVER BENDS Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

040 I LOVE YOU BEST OF ALL Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

041 OLD SPINNING WHEEL Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

042 I NEVER CAN LOVE YOU AGAIN Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

043 CANNON BALL NO. 3 Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

044 WRITE MOTHER Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

045 DOUBLE EAGLE Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 

046 VACANT CABIN Rural Rhythm RRLM-137
047 PAUL’S MINISTRY RRLM-137
1963 WWVA Radio Station, Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore (Walter LeRoy "Lee" Moore [vcl/gt], John Duffey [vcl/mandolin], Charlie Waller [vcl/rh gt], Eddie Adcock [vcl/banjo], Tom Gray [vcl/bass].
048 VACANT CABIN Essgee EP-463
049 PAUL’S MINISTRY EP-463
050 MOTHER’S CALL Essgee EP-463
051 I HAVE DUSTED OFF THE BIBLE EP-463
052 LEGEND OF THE DOGWOOD TREE EP-463 LP 44 Rural Rhythm RRGT 167

053 GIVE ME YOUR LOVE EP-463 LP 44

ca 1964 poss. Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore

054 THE CAT CAME BACK ARC A 603

055 SOMEWHERE SOMEBODY’S WAITING FOR YOU ARC A 603

056 MY LITTLE CABIN HOME ARC A 603

057 BOLL WEEVIL ARC A 603

058 WILDWOOD FLOWER ARC A 603

059 RED RIVER VALLEY ARC A 603

060 SING ME A HILLBILLY BALLAD ARC A 603

061 GIVE MY LOVE TO NELL ARC A 603

062 SEVEN DAYS AND SEVEN NIGHTS ARC A 603 LP 44

063 JUST A STRAND OF YELLOW CURL ARC A 603

064 DARK AS A DUNGEON ARC A 603

065 YOU ARE MY LOVE ARC A 603

1965 poss. Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore

066 CANNONBALL #3 ARC AS 676 

067 HELLO VIETNAM ARC AS 676 

068 BEFORE I MET YOU ARC AS 676 

069 WHERE THE IDAHO POTATO GROWS ARC AS 676 

070 MANSION ON THE HILL ARC AS 676 

071 I'LL BE LONESOME WHEN YOU'RE GONE ARC AS 676 

072 I'LL SAIL MY SHIP ALONE ARC AS 676 LP 44

073 TRUCK DRIVER'S PRAYER ARC AS 676 

074 COME PAL WITH ME ARC AS 676 

075 TREASURES UNTOLD ARC AS 676 

076 DON'T THIS ROAD LOOK ROUGH AND ROCKY ARC AS 676 

077 LONELY FOR YOU BLUE EYES ARC AS 676  

1961-1967 poss. Wheeling, WV – Lee Moore

078 NO LETTER TODAY  Cattle LP 44  

079 WHERE THE WATER LILLIES GROW  Cattle LP 44  

080 THIS SONG IS JUST FOR YOU  Cattle LP 44

081 HE IS COMING TO US DEAD  Cattle LP 44

082 JUST A MESSAGE TO THE ONE I LOVE  Cattle LP 44

083 DON'T WRITE TO MOTHER TOO LATE  Cattle LP 44

084 MY SAVIOUR FIRST OF ALL  Cattle LP 44

unknown info – Lee Moore, *with Anne Monroe

085 BIG WHEEL CANNONBALL  Cattle LP 61

086 TWILIGHT IS STEALING  Cattle LP 61

087 I’M AWFULLY WELL  Cattle LP 61

088 I’LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT  Cattle LP 61

088 TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED  Cattle LP 61

090 MY MOTHER’S CALL  Cattle LP 61

091 PUT ME IN YOUR POCKET  Cattle LP 61

092 THE CONVICT AND THE ROSE  Cattle LP 61

093 THE GREAT JUDGEMENT MORNING  Cattle LP 61

094 YOU ARE MY FLOWER  Cattle LP 61

095 PINS AND NEEDLES (IN MY HEART)  Cattle LP 61

096 I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT*  Cattle LP 61

097 WHERE THE IDAHO POTATO GROWS  Cattle LP 61

1967 unknown – Lee Moore (Lee Moore [vcl/gt], Danny Milhon [gt/dobro], Tater Tate [gt/fiddle], Billy Edwards [banjo], John Palmer [bass]. Producer: Lee Sutton

098 LITTLE GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

099 YOUR OWN SWEET DARLING WIFE Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

100 MY MOTHER'S GRAVE Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

101 AUTOMOBILE OF LIFE Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

102 ANSWER TO THE MAPLE ON THE HILL Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

103 SHE'S SOME DAISY FOR 19 YEARS OLD Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

104 YOU ARE MY LOVE Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

105 HEAVENLY CANNON BALL Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

106 STRAND FROM A YELLOW CURL Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

107 WHEN MOTHER PLAYED THE ORGAN Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

108 THE CAT CAME BACK Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

109 STREAMLINED CANNONBALL Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

110 STRAWBERRY ROAN Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

111 I BELIEVE THAT GOOD OLD BIBLE Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

112 THE DEEPENING SNOW Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

113 THE WEARY TRAVELER Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

114 WHEN FATHER HUNG THE PAPER ON THE WALL Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

115 I'M GOING HOME THIS EVENING Rural Rhythm RRLM 202  

116 WRECK OF THE HAPPY VALLEY Rural Rhythm RRLM 202  

117 SINGLE LIFE IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME Rural Rhythm RRLM 202

1970s unknown – Lee Moore

118 NR-9743-1 I CRIED AGAIN Tenn-Can TC 103

119 NR-9743-2 WORRIED MAN  Tenn-Can TC 103

120 NR-9744-1 I SAW THE LIGHT Tenn-Can TC 104

121 NR-9744-2 I ONLY WANT A BUDDY Tenn-Can TC 104

July 1979 [live-Brandywine Mountain Music Festival] Concordville, PA - The Bailes Brothers with Lee Moore (Walter Bailes [ld vcl/gt], Kyle Bailes [gt/ mouth harp/hmny, vcl],  Ernest Ferguson [mandolin], Lee Moore [ld vcl-1/dobro/gt], Bob Montgomery [spoken intro])

12101 I HAVE DUSTED OFF THE BIBLE

12102 WE SOLD EVERYTHING DOWN HERE

12103 GIVE MOTHER MY CROWN

12104 I HEAR MY MOTHER CALL -1

12105 YOU PLAYED ON RADIO SHOWS

12106 I ONLY WANT A BUDDY -1

12107 WILL THE ANGELS HAVE A SWEETHEART

tracks above issued on cassette, details unknown

1986 unknown – Lee Moore

122 THE CAT CAME BACK Revonah RS-710

123 NEW WILDWOOD FLOWER  Revonah RS-710

ALBUMS

Point [CAN] P 211 Lee Moore’s Country Hits: The Cat Came Back; When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold; Dark As A Dungeon; Remember Me; New Wildwood Flower; Whispering Hope; The Love You Planted In My Heart; My Own Sweet Darling Wife; Stop Crackin' Peanuts; Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello – 62 And Juanita Moore (reissued on MCA Coral CB  30043 in 1973)

Rural Rhythm RR-More 137 Lee Moore Sings Radio Favorites Of Country Music: Going Down the Country; An Old Log Cabin For Sale; Beach At Waikikia; Wildwood Flower; Will the Roses Bloom In Heaven; Old Joe Clark; Dreaming of a Cabin; Royal Telephone; Remember Me; Keep On the Sunnyside; Vacant Cabin; Gathering Flowers From the Hillside; Mom is Dying Tonight; Dobro Blues; Down Where the River Bends; I Love You Best of All; Old Spinning Wheel; I Never Can Love You Again; Cannon Ball No. 3; Write Mother; Double Eagle; Paul's Ministry  – 62 (reissued on  cassette in 1992 and on CD RHYC-137 in 2013)

ARC [CAN] A 606 WWWA’s Coffee-Drinking Nighthawk Lee Moore Plays And Sings The Cat Came Back And Other Favourites: The Cat Came Back; Somewhere Somebody’s Waiting For You; My Little Cabin Home; Boll Weevil; Wildwood Flower; Red River Valley; Sing Me A Hillbilly Ballad; Give My Love To Nell; Seven Days And Seven Nights; Just A Strand Of Yellow Curl; Dark As A Dungeon; You Are My Love – ca 65  (also on Paragon PGS 559  )

ARC [CAN] A/AS 676 More Coffee Drinking Night Hawk: Cannonball #3;  Hello Vietnam;  Before I Met You;  Where the Idaho Potato Grows;  Mansion on the Hill;  I'll be Lonesome When You're Gone;  I'll Sail My Ship Alone; Truck Driver's Prayer;  Come Pal With Me;  Treasures Untold;  Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky;  Lonely for You Blue Eyes - 65

Rural Rhythm R.R.L.M. 202  Everybody’s Favorite: Little Girl Dressed In Blue; Your Own Sweet Darling Wife; My Mother's Grave; Automobile Of Life; Answer To The Maple On The Hill; She's Some Daisy For 19 Years Old; You Are My Love; Heavenly Cannon Ball; Strand From A Yellow Curl; When Mother Played The Organ; The Cat Came Back; Streamlined Cannonball; Strawberry Roan; I Believe That Good Old Bible; The Deepening Snow; The Weary Traveler; When Father Hung The Paper On The Wall; I'm Going Home This Evening;  Wreck Of The Happy Valley;  Single Life Is Good Enough For Me – 68 (reissued on RHY 202 in 1998)

Cattle [GER]  LP-44 Wheeling’s Coffee Drinking Night Hawk: The Cat Came Back  Wildwood Flower;  I'll Sail My Ship Alone;  No Letter Today;  Where The Water Lillies Grow;  This Song Is Just For You; He Is Coming To Us Dead; Seven Days And Seven Nights; Just A Message To The One I Love; Don't Write To Mother Too Late; Give Me Your Love And I'll Give You Mine (ca 1963);  An Old Log Cabin For Sale; My Saviour First Of All; Legend Of The Dogwood Tree – 83

Cattle [GER] LP-61 A Living Legend In Country Music: Big Wheel Cannonball; Twilight Is Stealing; I’m Awfully Well; I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight; Tis Sweet To Be Remembered; My Mother’s Call; Put Me In Your Pocket; The Convict And The Rose; The Great Judgement Morning; You Are My Flower; Pins And Needles (In My Heart); I Wonder Where You Are Tonight; Where The Idaho Potato Grows; Dreaming Of A Little Cabin - 84

SINGLES

Cross Country

CX 506 The Cat Came Back / Stop Crackin' Peanuts – 55 (w. Frank Totter’s Happy Rangers) (Canadian issue on Apex 76078)

CX 512 She Married The Wrong Man / Juke Box Banjo – 55 and Juanita

CX 516 Whispering Hope / New Wildwood Flower  - 56 (Canadian issue on Apex 76089)

CX 522 Dark As A Dungeon / My Own Sweet Darling Wife – 56 and Juanita  (Canadian issue on Apex 76354 in 1958)

CX 525 She Married The Wrong Man / Where Idaho Potatoes Grow (?) – 56 and Juanita

CX 526 Let's Say Goodbye Like We Say Hallo / Remember Me – 56  and Juanita  (Canadian issue on Apex 76432)

CX-528 The love You Planted In My Heart / When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold – 56  and Juanita (Canadian issue on Apex 76105)

CX 530 Paradise Valley / The Lord Is Is My Shepherd - 57 and Juanita (Canadian issue on Apex 76163)

CX 532 Twilight Is Stealing / Going Down The Country - 57 and Juanita (Canadian issue on Apex 76178)

CX 534 Don’t This Road Look Rough And Rocky / Sweetheart Or Stranger  - 58 and Juanita   (Canadian issue on Apex 76304)

Apex 76273 Where Idaho Potatoes Grow / She Married The Wrong Man – 58 (Canadian issue)

Mark (1958)

M 126 I’ll Be Someone When You’re Gone / Mansion On The Hill – 58  

Wheeling

(EP)

EP 6001-1 Treasures Untold; Evening Time / Oh So Many Years; Think Of Me

Ess-Gee (1963)

(EP)

EP 463 Coffee Drinking Night Hawk: Mother's Call; Vacant Cabin;  Paul's Ministry /  I Have Dusted Off The Bible;  Legend Of The Dogwood Tree;  Give Me You Love – 6- (33 RPM EP; MX P4LM 6769/70)

Tenn-Can

TC 103 I Cried Again / Worried Man – 7- (NR 9743-1/2)

TC 104 I Saw The Light / I Only Want A Buddy – 7- (NR 9744-1/

Revonah (1986)

RS-710 The Cat Came Back / New Wildwood Flower - 86