R. Stevie Moore

Quick Facts

Full Name	R. Stevie Moore
Occupation	Singer-Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Jan 18, 1952(1952-01-18)
Age	72
Birthplace	Nashville
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Capricorn

R. Stevie Moore Biography

R. Stevie Moore is one of the most popular and richest Singer- Songwriter who was born on January 18, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Robert Steven Moore was born January 18, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bob Moore, his father (born 1932), was a session musician associated with the Nashville A-Team. He worked as a bassist for Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. Steven described his father as “terrible” and stated that he was an abusive parent. He also said that he had a very intense, dramatic, and abusive childhood. His father earned all the money he needed to do these historical sessions. It is very, very sad. Because I wasn’t a “get-up-and go” type, he was very disappointed in me. Steven recorded his first commercial recording at seven singing a duet in a duet with Jim Reeves (country recording artist, “But You Like Me, Daddy”). It was not released commercially until 1969 when the novelty song became a hit single on the RCA Victor label in the UK. Moore’s mother Betty, from Paterson in New Jersey, was Betty Moore.

Moore played local shows throughout the 1970s with a group high school friends, whose names changed often. His musical tastes, which mainly included artists such as the Beach Boys and Frank Zappa, Todd Rundgren, and the Move, were mostly out of tune with Nashville’s prevailing music culture. Moore, Lovera and their friends Roger Ferguson, Billy Anderson, recorded original material in 1973 at the local Audio Media studio. The album, which was not released at the time, was called “Ethos”. Paul Whitehead, engineer, recalled those sessions as: “Moore would perform on any instrument with complete control and an intensity that I have never seen in a studio.” I was astonished by Victor’s vocal sound, and believed they would be hugely successful. But I said to them that they would need to move to New York in order to get noticed.

In 1975, Moore was commissioned by his uncle Harry “H.P.” Palmer (an executive of Atco Records) to record an album of Beatles instrumentals, Stevie Does the Beatles, but plans for an official release fell through. Palmer continued to encourage Moore to put his music out, and in 1976, Phonography was Moore’s first album to be released on an outside label (Palmer’s HP Music). Technically a compilation, the LP was assembled by Palmer using material from Moore’s previous two years of home recording, with its contents split between pop songs and spoken-word interludes. Its initial run was limited to 100 pressings.

Phonography was reviewed in New York’s Trouser Press as “an outrageous collection of musical brain spewage” and “a true slash of genius”. Moore credits the review’s author, Ira Robbins, as “the one who helped turn people on to Phonography and those early independent records.” The album soon attracted praise from within New York’s punk and new wave circles. HP Music followed up with the EP Stance (recorded 1976–77) and the LP Delicate Tension (recorded 1976–78), both released 1978. Dominique Leone of Pitchfork wrote that Phonography and other albums from this time ultimately “defined his aesthetic: a mixture of Anglo-powered pop, Zappa-esque instrumentals, lo-fi experimental sound design, and other music that defies categorization.” Phonography later became the best-known album of his career and was listed among “the fifty most significant indie records” in Rolling Stone’ s Alt- Rock-A-Rama (1996).

Moore was a talented teenager who learned to play the guitar, piano, drums, and bass. Moore was self-taught. He formed the Marlborough with a few friends from high school in 1966. He was heavily influenced in these recordings by Freak Out, the Mothers of Invention albums. (1966) and (1967). He was particularly inspired by albums that were “just all over”… Zappa lean into parody, which is what he loves. I love humor.” He received a 4-track reel- to–reel tape deck on his 16th birthday and started recording in his basement in suburban Madison. On Graycroft (1968) was his first self-released album. It featured a mix of Beatles-inspired songs as well as sound collages. Much of his output, he later said, was “uncontrollable–compelled without compulsion. This was not something I sought to do. It was just something that happened to me. I knew I had the music within me, and I wanted to become a pop star. It was like a virus that forced me to record and write. He described himself over the years as “a huge music collector and music historian”, with interests that range from beatnik to avant-garde to noise, jazz and even jazz. “I love trying all genres and styles – even when I fail.” It doesn’t matter.

R. Stevie Moore Net Worth

R. Stevie Moore is one of the richest Singer-Songwriter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, R. Stevie Moore 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Robert Steven Moore (born January 18, 1952), also known as R. Stevie Moore or RSM, is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi/DIY music. He is often referred to as the “godfather” of home recording. His influence is felt most strongly in the bedroom and hypnagogic pop music of the post-millennium. He has self-published approximately 400 albums since 1968. A total of three dozen “official” (largely compilations), albums have been released on different labels.

Steven Moore was the son of Bob Moore, a Nashville A-Team bassist. He grew up listening to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix in the 1960s. He received a 4-track reel-to–reel tape deck on his 16th birthday and started recording in his basement in suburban Madison. His early albums were marked by his innovative use of low-fidelity recording techniques. He made his debut on a label with Phonography 1976, which was well received in New York’s punk- and new-wave circles. He is most well-known for his “60s-inspired powerpop in the XTC vein”, but his work includes a wide range of music genres. His records are often modeled after freeform radio. His prolific output is described as “a journal of sound” by him.

Moore began working as a studio musician and assistant at his father’s music publishing company, Mimosa Music. His father expected him to “follow in his footsteps, to become a wealthy country session picker. My personal interests couldn’t have been more opposite than that.” He briefly attended Vanderbilt University, but dropped out in 1971 to pursue his passions for writing, recording and performing music. That same year, he moved out of his parent’s house and rented an apartment at the Music Row area in Nashville. He formed a close friendship with next-door neighbor Victor Lovera, who he called “one of my best friends and … very influential for my songwriting.”

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Moore continued to produce music and play gigs throughout the 1990s and 2000s. By 1999, the cassette club had become the R. Stevie Moore CD-R Club (CDRSMCLUB), and in 2005, he reported that there was about 100 dedicated fans who bought his music on a monthly basis; “They love getting product directly from the artist. Around 70 percent are in the States and about 30 percent in [Europe] … Sometimes they’ll disappear, and then come back five years later.” In 2002, he recorded an album with Half Japanese frontman Jad Fair, titled FairMoore, described as “a lovely, heartfelt effort that shows both in top form” by critic Dave Mandl, who wrote that it “brings together two fiercely original figures in the American music underground”, the album consisting of Fair reciting his poetry over Moore’s instrumental backing. The 2009 compilation Me Too, issued on Cherry Red Records, was annotated by Dave Gregory of XTC.

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A wider recognition of Moore’s music came in the late 2000s as a result of newer acts who cited him as an influence. In particular, there was Ariel Pink, who initiated a correspondence with Moore earlier in the decade and recorded some collaborations. Pink’s own work shared much of the same musical approaches, although Moore denies that they sound similar. Moore’s exposure grew alongside Pink’s solo success as he was repeatedly championed by Pink in various press interviews. In 2005, Pink contributed a song to Moore’s Conscientious Objector compilation. He told a journalist around this era that he was “trying to like, reverse time. I’m trying to get Todd Hyman to reissue him on Acute. Then it can get like, the David-Fricke-fuckin’-Rolling Stone treatment. It’s about time. It’s criminal that he’s not well known. Especially in light of the fact that I’m getting attention. … Mojo has never even printed a word about him. Uncut, never a word.” In 2006, Pink curated the Moore retrospective Ariel Pink’s Picks Vol. 1, and in 2012, the duo released the collaborative album Ku Klux Glam.

Where does R Stevie Moore live?

R. Stevie Moore
Years active| 1959–present
Website| rsteviemoore.com

What genre is R Stevie Moore?

Genres

Who influenced Ariel Pink?

A native of Los Angeles, Pink began experimenting with recording songs on an eight-track Portastudio as a teenager. His early influences were artists such as Michael Jackson, the Cure, and R. Stevie Moore.

Who did Ariel Pink marry?

Lisa Daniels

What genre of music is Ariel Pink?

Alternative/Indie