BANDY, MOE
(*1944)
BANDY, MOE (b. Marion B., Meridian, Miss., February 12, 1944) Bandy, who hailed from the same town as JIMMIE RODGERS , was instrumental in launching the mid-1970s revival of HONKY-TONK songs, from his first hit, 1973's I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today, through Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life. At the decade's end he teamed with JOE STAMPLEY to form the influential country duo Moe and Joe , who performed a mix of honky-tonk and humorous numbers. They gained some attention in 1984 with…