Major Works
- 1974 I Just Started Hatin’ Cheatin’ Songs Today
- 1975 It Was Always So Easy
- 1975 Bandy the Rodeo Clown
- 1979 Just Good Ol’ Boy
- 1981 Hey Joe!/Hey Moe!
- 1982-1983 She’s Not Really Cheatin’ (She’s Just Devoted to Your Memory)
- 1985 Live from Bad Bob’s, Memphis
- 1987 You Haven’t Heard the Last of Me
- 1988 No Regrets
- 1989 Many Mansions
- 1993 Live in Branson Mo. Usa
- 1995 Picture in a Frame
- 1995 Gospel Favorites
- 1996 Country Christmas
- 1997 Act Naturally
- 1999 Branson City Limits (live)
- 2000 Live at Billy Bob’s Texas
- Moe & Joe (Good Ol’ Boys-Alive & Well)
Moe Bandy: A Biography
Moe Bandy was born on February 12, 1944 in Meridian, Mississippi, birthplace of Jimmie Rodgers. Bandy might have come to love country music because of the influence of Jimmie Rodgers, who worked with Bandy’s grandfather on the railroad. At the age of six, Bandy and his family moved from Meridian to San Antonio, Texas, where Bandy was raised through his teenage years. Bandy experienced bronco busting and bull riding during his teenage years. During the 1970’s Moe Bandy made a hit in the country music world.
Bandy’s music consisted of songs about drinking, divorce, cheating, love and passion, all the things that are expressed through country music. Some of Bandy’s hits of the 1970’s were ” I Just Started Hatin’ Cheatin’ Songs Today” and ” It Was Always So Easy To Find An Unhappy Woman ( Till I Started Lookin’ For Mine)”. Bandy’s country music first made a big hit in Britain in 1978. From there he was a guest star from time to time at the Grand Ole Opry, but he was never a regular member. Critics say that Bandy made his big break in the late 1970’s but rapidly fell back down on the charts. Critics suggest that a return to his roots was needed.
In 1986 Bandy turned over a new leaf, he switched record labels and changed producers. Bandy’s new sound of music was up-to-date honky tonk. His new style still did not bring a rise for him on the music charts. In 1989 Bandy introduced his song “Americana” at George Bush’s Presidential Inauguration, and this became Bush’s theme song. Soon after this, Bandy opened the Moe Bandy Americana Theatre in Branson, Missouri. Bandy would often perform his music in his theatre.
Timeline
- 1944 Moe Bandy was born on February 12, 1944
- Lives in Meridian, Mississippi, until the age of six
- 1950 He moves to San Antonio, TX at age six.
- 1964 He landed a one record deal with Satin Records.
- 1972 He met a record producer Ray Baker, who listened to some demo tapes Bandy had made.
- 1974 One of the Top Ten Hit” It Was So Easy to Find an Unhappy Woman”
- 1975 Top Ten Hit ” Bandy the Rodeo clown”
- 1975 He signed with the Columbia Records
- 1976 He had a string of hit singles ” Here I am Drunk Again”, “She Took More Than Her Share”
- 1979 The peak in Bandy’s career, he teamed up with Janie Fricke
- 1979 Song with Janie Fricke “It’s a Cheatin’ Situation”
- 1980 Top Ten Hits “Yesterday Once More”, “Following the Feeling” (duet with Judy Bailey)
- 1981 Bandy teamed up with Stampley
- 1983 Top Ten Hit ” Let’s Get Over Them Together”
- 1986 Bandy switched record labels, signing with MCA/ Curb
- 1987 Top Ten Hit ” Till I’m Too Old to Die Young”
- 1988 Top Ten Hit ” Americana”
- 1989 Bandy played at Bush’s Presidential Inauguration
- 1991 Bandy opened the Moe Bandy Americana Theatre
Related Websites
Bibliography
- Clarke, Donald. The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. New York: Penguin Book, 1989.
- Dellar, Fred., and Roy Thompson. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music. New York: Harmony Books, 1977.
- Erlewine, Thomas Stephen. “Moe Bandy.” All Music Guide 10 May 2000.<http://allmusic.com-html>.