Wayne Moss

Wayne Moss
Born (1938-02-09) February 9, 1938 (age 86)
Charleston, West Virginia

Wayne Moss (born February 9, 1938, in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States)[1] is an American guitar player, bassist, record producer and songwriter best known for his session work in Nashville. In 1961, Moss founded Cinderella Sound recording studio.[2] In 2011 it was Nashville's oldest surviving independent studio.[3] Moss was one of the founders of Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry, both bands made up of Nashville session players.

Biography

Moss was born in 1938 in South Charleston, West Virginia.[2] As a teenager he played in bands in nearby Charleston before eventually moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1959. He became friends with Kenny Buttrey and Charlie McCoy. Hargus "Pig" Robbins hired him as a session musician,[4] leading to Moss playing on recordings by artists including Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Charley Pride, Joan Baez, Steve Miller Band, and Linda Ronstadt.[1]

The first number one hit song that Moss played on was Tommy Roe's "Sheila" (1962).[4] He also played guitar on Roy Orbison's hit song "Oh, Pretty Woman" (1964), and played guitar and bass on Bob Dylan's acclaimed album Blonde On Blonde (1966). He also played on Joe Simon's 1969 album The Chokin' Kind (album), as well as guitar on Dolly Parton's signature song "Jolene" (1973).[5]

Other artists whose recordings Moss has played on as a session musician include Charlie Daniels, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Lefty Frizzell, Leo Kottke, Kris Kristofferson, Dennis Linde, Charlie McCoy, Moon Mullican, Mike Nesmith, Carl Perkins, and Nancy Sinatra. He also played with Brenda Lee as a member of her touring band.[6]

Cinderella Sound

When the Sack, a Nashville nightclub Moss and McCoy had been running, went out of business in 1961, they used the equipment to build a recording studio in Moss' garage in Madison.[7]

The studio, which Moss named Cinderella Sound, has hosted recording sessions by artists including Jackie DeShannon, Steve Miller Band, Linda Ronstadt, Grand Funk Railroad, James Gang, Tracy Nelson, and Mickey Newbury.[1]

Selected discography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nashville Cat: Wayne Moss". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Wayne Moss". West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. ^ Fiegel, Eddi (October 2011). "Wayne Moss: Cinderella Sound, Nashville". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Halsey, Derek (February 2002). "All the Good People Down in Tennessee are Digging Barefoot Jerry... An Interview with Wayne Moss". Swampland.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  5. ^ Childs, Zac (17 April 2020). "The Guitars of Dolly Parton's "Jolene"". Ask Zac. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b Herrmuth, Bronson (21 August 2010). "My Interviews - Wayne Moss". Bronsonsmusic.com. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City - Part 4: Artists That Followed". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.