Rudy Ray Moore: Biography

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• Hank Ballard
• Richard Berry
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson
• Redd Foxx
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins
• The Rivingtons
• Clarence "Frogman" Henry

• Little Richard
• Redd Foxx
• Pigmeat Markham
• Moms Mabley

• Too Short
• The Mighty Hannibal
• Blowfly
• 2 Live Crew
• Nate Dogg
• Ol' Dirty Bastard
• Verb

• Billie McAllister
• Jerry Walker
• Lady Reed

Born:

Mar 17, 1927 in Fort Smith, AR

Died:

Oct 19, 2008 in Akron, OH

Genres:

Comedy & Spoken Word, Music Comedy, Spoken Comedy, Soundtracks, Comedy

Decades Active:

1950's|1970's|1980's|1990's

Artistic Quality

Medium

Cultural Impact

Medium

Ratings Guide

If Redd Foxx was the king of the party record during the '50s and '60s, then certainly Rudy Ray Moore upped the ante during the '70s with a succession of triple-X-rated platters that were so hot most stores could only sell them under the counter, even during the height of the sexual revolution. His best routines, usually spoken in rhyme, presaged the rap revolution in music by a good 20 years, while his lone acting role, starring in Dolemite, remains one of the great blaxploitation movies of that decade. Among his releases were 1970's Eat Out More Often, 1971's Dirty Dozens, and 1996's This Ain't No White Christmas.

- Cub Koda, All Music Guide