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DOROTHY MOORE

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Dorothy Moore (born 13 October 1946, Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, Mississippi<ref name="AMG">[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifrxqe5ldte~T1 Allmusic.com biography by Ron Wynn]</ref>) is an United States|American pop music|pop, Rhythm & blues|R&B, and Soul music|soul singer best known for her 1976 hit record|hit song, "Misty Blue".

Career
Born to Mary Moore and Melvin Hendrex Snr., Dorothy was raised by her great grandmother.<ref name="Soul">[http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Dorothy%20Moore.html Soulwalking.co.uk biography]</ref> She began singing with The New Stranger Home Baptist Church Choir at the age of five, and, eventually, she became a soloist.<ref name="Soul"/> While attending Jackson State University, she formed an all-female group called The Poppies (American band)|The Poppies<ref name="Soul"/> with Fern Kinney, Petsye McCune and Rosemary Taylor. The group sound recording and reproduction|recorded for Columbia Records' Date subsidiary, reaching number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart|chart in 1966 with "Lullaby Of Love". Abortive solo (music)|solo single (music)|singles for the Avco Records|Avco, GSF and Chimneyville record label|labels followed

Her career took off with a series of ballads for Malaco Records. "Misty Blue" (num... read all