[3] August Moon was born Alexander Randolph[4] in a two-room shack[5] in the Blackwell neighborhood on the Southside of Richmond, Virginia.

[1] Upon returning to Richmond, Moon had success in talent shows hosted by disc jockey Allen Knight at the Hippodrome Theater.

Knight helped guide Moon into a career as a singer, which led to performing on package tours with Ruth Brown, Chuck Berry and Fats Domino.

In the mid-1960s he recorded a series of singles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City as Mr. Wiggles, including his signature song "Home Boy", a paean to his hometown.

Bassist Woudy Hughes composed and played the funky bass part on track four "Seven Minutes Of Funk",[5] a song sampled in 51 subsequent recordings by artists such as Jay-Z, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Busta Rhymes, Public Enemy, and Wu-Tang Clan.

[12] He filed suit in the United States Court of Claims in 1981 against the Department of Justice's Witness Protection Program for breach of an alleged implied contract.

Moon claimed that in return for his testimony against organized figures and corrupt government officials the Department of Justice promised him money and new identities for him and his family.

J.J. Minor, president of the Richmond branch of the NAACP, called Moon "an icon, a legend, a mentor, a man who was not afraid to stand up for what's right.

"[12] He hosted a public access TV program called "Tell It Like It Is", dealing with community and political issues, reminding his audience that "if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.

[10] He was survived by his wife Michon, formerly the Victim-Witness program director of the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, and his two daughters, Dr. Sesha Joi Moon, the director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion with the U.S. House of Representatives and Enjoli Moon, assistant curator for film and public programs at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art, and the founder and organizer of Richmond's Afrikana Film Festival.