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REINTRODUCING LEE MOSES

Dept. of Georgia Music discoveries

In our 2015 Georgia Music issue, Brian Poust wrote about the thriving soul scene of Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood in the 1960s and ’70s. This week, Light in the Attic reissues the 1971 deep soul classic from one of Sweet Auburn’s most talented and enigmatic players, Time and Place by Lee Moses. This essay is excerpted from the liner notes and published by permission of the author and Light in the Attic records.

In the late 1950s, it was a common sight to find a teenage Lee Moses ambling up and down the halls of Booker T. Washington High School “blowing harmonica,” according to his younger sister, Donia. That image sits with her even today. “Playing music was all he ever wanted to do,” she says.

The Moses household had been a musical one. One of eight children, Lee sang in the church choir alongside his siblings. Their father, Joseph Moses, served in the military and played piano, performing in USO shows from time to time. According to Donia, he passed away in 1955 without witnessing his son’

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The Showstoppers (members Jay Floyd, Lee Moses, .................................) 1950's

Lee Moses (born 13-March-1941 in Atlanta, Georgia --- died 1997 --- cause: ?)

Lee John 618 - My Adorable One* / Diana (From N. Y. C.) - 1965 *also recorded in 1964 by Joe Simon on Geebee 077 and Vee-Jay 609.
Musicor1227 - Reach Out, I'll Be There* / Day Tripper** - 1967 *this was an instrumental version of the 1966 classic by The Four Tops on Motown1098. **this was an instrumental version of the 1965 classic by The Beatles on Capitol 5555.
Musicor 1242 - Bad Girl (Part 1) / Bad Girl (Part 2) - 1967 (session Herman Hitson --- also recorded in 1969 by HermonHitson on Minit 32096.
Musicor 1263 - I'm Sad About It / How Much Longer (Must I Wait)&nb

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