Charles E. Moody

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Charles Ernest Moody (a.k.a. Charbles Earnest Moody) was a gospel [1] songwriter from Gordon County, Georgia, United States. He was a member of the 1920s string band Georgia Yellow Hammers [2] from Calhoun, Georgia, which included members Bill Chitwood, Bud Landress, and Phil Reeve. [3] The Yellow Hammers were a very popular string band with their biggest hit being "Picture on the Wall" which sold more than sixty thousand copies in 1928. [4] Moody's individual songwriting talents were, however, dynamic.

After studying music in Dalton, Georgia, with A. J. Sims, [5] Moody continued his studies at the Southern Development Normal School in Asheville, North Carolina, while directing music for a Tunnel Hill, Georgia, Methodist church. At some time prior to 1927 when he moved to Calhoun to teach in public schools, he began his affiliation with the Georgia Yellow Hammers. In 1938, being married with a family, Moody moved back to Tunnel Hill but in 1940 relocated to Calhoun. [6]

After the Yellow Hammers disbanded, Moody was the choir director of the Calhoun First Methodist Church for many years. [7] "Kneel at the Cross" and "Drifting too Far From the Shore" are hits for which Moody is most widely known as songwriter. Moody was born October 8, 1891, and died June 21, 1977. [8] Moody married Fannie Brownlee (b. Mar. 3, 1894, d. Feb. 24, 1950), [8] They had three children: Charles Brownlee Moody (b. 1928), [9] Frances Moody Jones, Virginia Mae Moody Worth. [10] [11]

Songs

Moody's songs have been recorded [12] by many famous artists including Jerry Garcia, [13] Emmylou Harris, Phil Lesh & Friends, and Hank Williams. Songs like "Kneel at the Cross" [14] [15] (1924) and "Drifting Too Far From the Shore" [16] (1923) [17] are gospel standards. [18]

Moody wrote [19] more than a hundred hymns, [10] including:

Georgia Yellow Hammers recorded thirty-six songs on Victor records, in February, August, and October 1927, February and October 1928, and November, 1929, [33] including:

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  2. ↑ "Georgia Yellow Hammers | New Georgia Encyclopedia". Georgiaencyclopedia.org. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ Faces of Gordon County Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2012-09-22). This website has a better-quality photo of the Georgia Yellow Hammers, Phil Reeve, Uncle Bud Landress, Charles Ernest Moody, Bill Chitwood.
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  5. ↑ "A. J. Sims". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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  8. 1 2 "Fain cemetery, scroll all the way down. Charles and Fannie Moody are 19th and 20th from the very bottom". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  9. ↑ "Letter from Charles Brownlee Moody in Calhoun (Georgia) Times, July 14, 1999". 1999-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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  25. ↑ "Thankful Hearts d10. As you go adown life's rugged way". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  26. ↑ "Thankful Hearts d19. Cling to Christ, he is the solid rock". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  27. ↑ "Harbor Bells No. 6 d53. Jesus is coming again some day". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  28. 1 2 "Harmony Gems d3. As I travel down life's road". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  29. ↑ "Crimson Glow d3. All the heroes of the nation". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  30. ↑ "Precious Name d104. There's a happy land somewhere free". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  31. ↑ "Melodies of Joy d117. When I shall reach that city fair". Hymnary.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  32. ↑ "Bethlehem Songs d32. In this world we have trouble and sadness". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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  38. ↑ "The Georgia Yellow Hammers-I'm Saved". YouTube. 2010-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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