At age twelve he and his friends formed a group they named the Blue Jays, and competed at talent shows.

Moore claimed Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, as well as singing cowboy Roy Rogers, as early motivators.

Later in life he recognized Gene Allison, Irma Thomas, Ernie K-Doe, Shirley & Lee and Jackie Wilson as influences.

In 1979, Moore joined a reformed version of the Clowns with Huey "Piano" Smith at the 1979 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

[3] After serving prison time in the early 1980s, Moore's murdered body was found in Algiers, Louisiana, in December 1985.