884:
29:
253:
334:. He was 64. He was survived by his wife Jennifer Moore and their three sons. Christian Moore, David Moore and John Moore Jr. Johnny Moore is also survived by his daughters Dawn M. Haley and D’Tonya Dean.
283:
for national service; upon returning, he recorded as a soloist under the name "Johnny Darrow". He rejoined the
Drifters, now with four new members, and became the lead singer in 1964, after the death of
921:
1149:
757:
303:" and "Up in the Streets of Harlem". He remained with the group touring the United Kingdom from early 1970 to 1998, establishing him as the group's longest-serving member.
914:
279:
based group the
Hornets, before being discovered by the Drifters. He joined the group as lead vocalist in New York in 1955, at age 21. He was drafted into the
934:
1209:
1154:
792:
1204:
1184:
907:
855:
729:
312:
827:
1189:
1179:
813:
532:
46:
315:", "There Goes My First Love", "Can I Take You Home Little Girl", "Hello Happiness" and "You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book".
708:
778:
687:
137:
1164:
771:
722:
680:
412:
112:
93:
65:
673:
300:
17:
1199:
862:
694:
50:
240:. He was one of the group's principal lead singers, leading on many of their hit singles, and was a 1988 inductee into the
72:
1174:
1159:
799:
1169:
648:
296:
750:
378:
351:
79:
930:
785:
715:
525:
344:
241:
39:
1031:
590:
260:
61:
1194:
876:
487:
295:
Subsequently, he became permanent lead. Moore had a string of hits with the group in the 1960s, most notably "
736:
455:
617:
404:
887:
841:
518:
495:
442:
1035:
1144:
1139:
1064:
848:
834:
806:
289:
311:
Having relocated to the UK in the early 1970s, Moore and the group scored with a string of hits, "
764:
280:
86:
820:
701:
408:
398:
899:
1056:
233:
1019:
985:
666:
609:
552:
327:
993:
949:
318:
In 1982, exhausted, he left the group and then launched his own group based in London.
272:
171:
501:
1133:
1083:
971:
1050:
1027:
1005:
963:
743:
563:
541:
256:
237:
1117:
1011:
997:
989:
979:
967:
625:
574:
136:
28:
491:
438:
1090:
1060:
1015:
955:
585:
285:
1043:
959:
331:
276:
200:
252:
1097:
505:
218:
196:
400:
Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous
Persons
251:
259:
in 1964. Clockwise Left to Right: Eugene
Pearson, Johnny Terry,
903:
514:
510:
232:(December 14, 1934 – December 30, 1998) was an American
22:
472:
the night before the session he died of a heroin overdose.
350:
Moore was given a posthumous
Pioneer Award in 1999 by the
16:
For the unrelated group from the 1940s and 1950s, see
1107:
1075:
941:
658:
640:
214:
206:
192:
178:
158:
148:
143:
127:
53:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
292:" the next day. Moore took over the lead vocals.
433:
431:
915:
526:
374:
372:
370:
368:
8:
275:, United States, Moore began as lead of the
1150:American expatriates in the United Kingdom
922:
908:
900:
533:
519:
511:
135:
124:
113:Learn how and when to remove this message
392:
390:
364:
730:Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies
343:In 1988, Moore was inducted into the
330:; the cause of death was ruled to be
313:Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies
7:
51:adding citations to reliable sources
1210:20th-century American male singers
14:
1155:American rhythm and blues singers
723:(If You Cry) True Love, True Love
709:I Don't Want to Go On Without You
1205:Deaths from pneumonia in England
883:
882:
326:Moore died en route to London's
299:", "Come On Over to My Place", "
27:
1185:Deaths from respiratory failure
38:needs additional citations for
863:When My Little Girl Is Smiling
1:
1190:20th-century American singers
1180:Musicians from Selma, Alabama
779:Saturday Night at the Movies
498:. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
445:. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
297:Saturday Night at the Movies
18:Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
352:Rhythm and Blues Foundation
1226:
931:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
786:Save the Last Dance for Me
716:I Gotta Get Myself a Woman
345:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
242:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
62:"Johnny Moore" singer
15:
872:
649:The Drifters' Golden Hits
548:
288:, who was due to record "
134:
1165:Atlantic Records artists
492:Johnny Moore (biography)
737:Like Sister and Brother
439:The Hornets (biography)
793:Some Kind of Wonderful
437:Hamilton, Andrew.
379:Obituary: Johnny Moore
268:
144:Background information
1200:American soul singers
1110:(Ahmet Ertegun Award)
888:Category:The Drifters
456:"Under the Boardwalk"
397:Scott Wilson (2016).
255:
1175:Singers from Alabama
1160:The Drifters members
47:improve this article
1170:Sue Records artists
835:Under the Boardwalk
807:Sweets for My Sweet
290:Under the Boardwalk
244:with The Drifters.
814:There Goes My Baby
641:Compilation albums
269:
1127:
1126:
897:
896:
856:What'cha Gonna Do
821:This Magic Moment
702:I Count the Tears
338:Awards and honors
230:John Alfred Moore
224:
223:
182:December 30, 1998
169:December 14, 1934
154:John Alfred Moore
123:
122:
115:
97:
1217:
1076:Early influences
1057:Florence Ballard
1036:Gerhart Thrasher
924:
917:
910:
901:
886:
885:
828:Treasure of Love
557:Gerhart Thrasher
535:
528:
521:
512:
475:
474:
469:
467:
452:
446:
435:
426:
425:
423:
421:
403:(3rd ed.).
394:
385:
376:
234:rhythm and blues
185:
168:
166:
151:
139:
125:
118:
111:
107:
104:
98:
96:
55:
31:
23:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1214:
1195:American tenors
1130:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1109:
1103:
1071:
1020:Clyde McPhatter
986:George Harrison
937:
928:
898:
893:
868:
654:
636:
633:Prentiss McNeil
610:Bobby Hendricks
560:Andrew Thrasher
553:Clyde McPhatter
544:
539:
504:discography at
484:
479:
478:
465:
463:
454:
453:
449:
436:
429:
419:
417:
415:
407:. p. 527.
396:
395:
388:
383:The Independent
377:
366:
361:
340:
328:Mayday Hospital
324:
309:
250:
227:
188:London, England
187:
183:
174:, United States
170:
164:
162:
149:
130:
119:
108:
102:
99:
56:
54:
44:
32:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1223:
1221:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1132:
1131:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1113:
1111:
1108:Non-performers
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1094:
1087:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1068:
1067:
1047:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1032:Charlie Thomas
1002:
1001:
1000:
994:Paul McCartney
976:
975:
974:
950:The Beach Boys
945:
943:
939:
938:
929:
927:
926:
919:
912:
904:
895:
894:
892:
891:
879:
873:
870:
869:
867:
866:
859:
852:
845:
842:Up on the Roof
838:
831:
824:
817:
810:
803:
796:
789:
782:
775:
768:
761:
754:
747:
740:
733:
726:
719:
712:
705:
698:
691:
684:
677:
670:
662:
660:
656:
655:
653:
652:
644:
642:
638:
637:
635:
634:
631:
630:Maurice Cannon
628:
623:
620:
615:
612:
607:
602:
599:
598:Eugene Pearson
596:
593:
591:Charlie Thomas
588:
583:
580:
577:
572:
569:
566:
561:
558:
555:
549:
546:
545:
540:
538:
537:
530:
523:
515:
509:
508:
499:
483:
482:External links
480:
477:
476:
447:
427:
413:
386:
363:
362:
360:
357:
356:
355:
348:
339:
336:
323:
320:
308:
307:United Kingdom
305:
273:Selma, Alabama
261:Charlie Thomas
249:
246:
226:Musical artist
225:
222:
221:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
194:
190:
189:
186:(aged 64)
180:
176:
175:
172:Selma, Alabama
160:
156:
155:
152:
146:
145:
141:
140:
132:
131:
128:
121:
120:
35:
33:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1222:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1084:Woody Guthrie
1081:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1033:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1017:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1008:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
991:
987:
984:
983:
982:
981:
977:
973:
972:Dennis Wilson
969:
965:
961:
957:
954:
953:
952:
951:
947:
946:
944:
940:
936:
935:Class of 1988
932:
925:
920:
918:
913:
911:
906:
905:
902:
890:
889:
880:
878:
875:
874:
871:
864:
860:
857:
853:
850:
849:Vaya con Dios
846:
843:
839:
836:
832:
829:
825:
822:
818:
815:
811:
808:
804:
801:
797:
794:
790:
787:
783:
780:
776:
773:
769:
766:
762:
759:
755:
752:
748:
745:
741:
738:
734:
731:
727:
724:
720:
717:
713:
710:
706:
703:
699:
696:
692:
689:
685:
682:
681:Dance with Me
678:
675:
671:
668:
664:
663:
661:
657:
651:
650:
646:
645:
643:
639:
632:
629:
627:
624:
621:
619:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
581:
578:
576:
573:
570:
568:Willie Ferbee
567:
565:
562:
559:
556:
554:
551:
550:
547:
543:
536:
531:
529:
524:
522:
517:
516:
513:
507:
503:
500:
497:
493:
489:
486:
485:
481:
473:
461:
460:Rolling Stone
457:
451:
448:
444:
440:
434:
432:
428:
416:
414:9781476625997
410:
406:
402:
401:
393:
391:
387:
384:
380:
375:
373:
371:
369:
365:
358:
353:
349:
346:
342:
341:
337:
335:
333:
329:
321:
319:
316:
314:
306:
304:
302:
298:
293:
291:
287:
282:
278:
274:
266:
262:
258:
254:
247:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
220:
217:
213:
209:
205:
202:
198:
195:
191:
181:
177:
173:
161:
157:
153:
147:
142:
138:
133:
126:
117:
114:
106:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64: –
63:
59:
58:Find sources:
52:
48:
42:
41:
36:This article
34:
30:
25:
24:
19:
1116:
1096:
1089:
1082:
1051:The Supremes
1049:
1042:
1028:Bill Pinkney
1024:Johnny Moore
1023:
1006:The Drifters
1004:
978:
964:Brian Wilson
948:
881:
744:Lonely Winds
647:
605:Johnny Moore
604:
601:Johnny Terry
571:Walter Adams
564:Bill Pinkney
542:The Drifters
502:Johnny Moore
471:
464:. Retrieved
462:. 7 May 2012
459:
450:
418:. Retrieved
399:
382:
325:
317:
310:
294:
270:
265:Johnny Moore
264:
257:The Drifters
238:the Drifters
236:singer with
229:
228:
184:(1998-12-30)
129:Johnny Moore
109:
100:
90:
83:
76:
69:
57:
45:Please help
40:verification
37:
1145:1998 deaths
1140:1934 births
1118:Berry Gordy
1065:Mary Wilson
1012:Ben E. King
998:Ringo Starr
990:John Lennon
980:The Beatles
968:Carl Wilson
877:Discography
772:Please Stay
765:On Broadway
758:Money Honey
674:At the Club
626:Louis Price
618:Jimmy Lewis
595:Tommy Evans
582:Beary Hobbs
575:Ben E. King
488:Bruce Elder
301:At the Club
103:August 2010
1134:Categories
1091:Lead Belly
1061:Diana Ross
1016:Rudy Lewis
956:Al Jardine
942:Performers
695:Honey Love
586:Rudy Lewis
359:References
286:Rudy Lewis
215:Instrument
207:Occupation
165:1934-12-14
150:Birth name
73:newspapers
1044:Bob Dylan
960:Mike Love
800:Steamboat
688:Drip Drop
622:Ray Lewis
614:Rudy Ivan
579:Doc Green
405:McFarland
332:pneumonia
277:Cleveland
1098:Les Paul
667:Adorable
496:AllMusic
466:June 26,
443:AllMusic
271:Born in
751:Lucille
506:Discogs
281:US Army
197:R&B
87:scholar
490:.
411:
263:, and
248:Career
219:Vocals
210:Singer
193:Genres
89:
82:
75:
68:
60:
659:Songs
420:6 May
322:Death
94:JSTOR
80:books
468:2021
422:2018
409:ISBN
179:Died
159:Born
66:news
494:at
441:at
201:pop
49:by
1136::
1063:,
1059:,
1034:,
1030:,
1026:,
1022:,
1018:,
1014:,
996:,
992:,
988:,
970:,
966:,
962:,
958:,
933:–
470:.
458:.
430:^
389:^
381:,
367:^
199:,
923:e
916:t
909:v
865:"
861:"
858:"
854:"
851:"
847:"
844:"
840:"
837:"
833:"
830:"
826:"
823:"
819:"
816:"
812:"
809:"
805:"
802:"
798:"
795:"
791:"
788:"
784:"
781:"
777:"
774:"
770:"
767:"
763:"
760:"
756:"
753:"
749:"
746:"
742:"
739:"
735:"
732:"
728:"
725:"
721:"
718:"
714:"
711:"
707:"
704:"
700:"
697:"
693:"
690:"
686:"
683:"
679:"
676:"
672:"
669:"
665:"
534:e
527:t
520:v
424:.
354:.
347:.
267:.
167:)
163:(
116:)
110:(
105:)
101:(
91:·
84:·
77:·
70:·
43:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
