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Gatemouth Moore Sings the Blues Mono LP

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Music Memorabilia Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD
Gatemouth Moore Sings the Blues Mono LP
<B>"Gatemouth Moore Sings the Blues" Mono LP (King 684, 1960).</B></I> This may be the finest copy of this rare LP in existence. The legendary Bluesman from Kansas City plied his trade with a Big Band backing, and was the first Blues singer to play Carnegie Hall. He was also a great songwriter, whose compositions were recorded by such notables as B. B. King, Rufus Thomas, and Jimmy Witherspoon, and are represented by 12 of the 16 selections on this his only album, a compilation released in 1960 by King, for whom Moore had been recording Blues until 1949, when Moore began concentrating on Gospel music, performing and promoting the genre in churches and on radio across the country until his death in 2004. Condition: NM 8/ EX 7. <I>From the GRT Collection</B></I>.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Recordings (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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