Clyde Leonard Moody (September 19, 1915 – April 7, 1989), [1] also known as the "Hillbilly Waltz King" and sometimes as "The Genial Gentleman of Country Music" was one of the great founders of American Bluegrass music.

1989年4月12日 · Performer Clyde Moody, a former Grand Ole Opry regular whose country music career spanned five decades and was capped by his best-selling "Shenandoah Waltz," has died in a Nashville hospital.

Country and bluegrass performer. Born September 19, 1915. Died April 7, 1989. Full name: Clyde Leonard Moody. Songwriter, performer, and recording artist. Worked with Wade Mainer’s Sons of the Mountaineers during the 1930s. Worked with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys from 1940-1944, and then became a solo performer and Grand Ole Opry star.

Clyde Moody was a bluegrass and country musician most well-known for his stint with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys in the 1940s, and his biggest-selling composition, “Shenandoah Waltz.”

Clyde Moody was a premier singer and instrumentalist in bluegrass. Born September 19, 1915 in Cherokee, North Carolina, he grew up at a time when brother duets were popular in country music and during the mid-1930s joined with Jay Hugh Hall to form the Happy-Go-Lucky Boys in WSPA in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

"The Hillbilly Waltz King", country & bluegrass singer, guitarist, mandolin player from Cherokee County, NC. Explore Clyde Moody's biography, discography, and artist credits. Shop rare vinyl records, top albums, and more on Discogs.

CLYDE LEONARD MOODY, known widely in the bluegrass music world as the "Hillbilly Waltz King", was born 19 Sep 1915 in Haywood County, NC, and died 07 Apr 1989 in Ashland, Cheatham, TN. His musical career began in the 1930's and spanned over 50 years. He wrote music and lyrics and performed with many musical greats.

Clyde Moody was from western North Carolina, where LOTS of great music came from in the 20`s when Clyde would have been a boy. No telling who all he had heard or been influenced by when he was young. There were several early country recording artists who …

Clyde Moody (September 19, 1915 – April 7, 1989), also known as the "Hillbilly Waltz King" and sometimes as "The Genial Gentleman of Country Music" was one of the great founders of American Bluegrass music.His career highlights include appearing in the White House 3 times and writing and recording the million-seller Shenandoah Waltz.

Clyde Moody (guitar, mandolin - 9/6/1940-1941, 1942-12/1944) Publicity photo circa late 1940s. Born: 9/19/1915 Died: 4/7/1989. As a Blue Grass Boy: Clyde Moody joined the Blue Grass Boys shortly before their first recording session. He was featured on that session singing "Six White Horses", an blues-based original.