[1][2] Alva Dave Moore who later took the stage name Eddie Kilroy when he was a disc jockey in Houston, was born in Louisiana,[citation needed] and, as he describes his early life, he was "surrounded by cowboys".
[3] Thus by the time he was ten he had decided to make a living as a cowboy, and, with the support of his father, Kilroy successfully took part in youth and high school rodeos, eventually entering the professional circuit.
[3] Along with horse riding, Kilroy had picked up some skills with the guitar, and this had led him into song writing and local performances.
[3] While in Arkansas, Kilroy decided to make the trip to Nashville in order to give the music business a try.
Kilroy's first studio record, produced in 1968, proved to be a hit for Jerry Lee Lewis — and made Kilroy the "one man responsible" for changing the fortunes of Jerry Lee Lewis' flagging career.