MOODY, CLYDE
(1915–1989)
MOODY, CLYDE (b. Cherokee, N.C., September 19, 1915–April 7, 1989) Moody, a vocalist best known for his work with the original Blue Grass Boys under BILL MONROE, gained popularity after World War II as a sentimental country crooner. Moody got his start when he was twenty-one, performing with country bandleader J. E. MAINER , with whom he performed from 1936 to about 1938. He then moved to a more modern radio outfit, The Happy-Go-Lucky Boys with singer Jay Hugh Hall, before joining with Bill…