BONUS MATERIAL:

REV. ARNOLD DWIGHT GATEMOUTH MOORE


Born in Topeka, Kansas and raised in Memphis, Arnold Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore was a blues singer who wrote songs later recorded by B.B. King and Rufus Thomas.  Moore was one of the country's most popular blues singers in the 1940's, before becoming a religious leader, radio announcer, and gospel singer.  In 1949 he was ordained a minister.

In 1988, he filmed this interview & scene at Lansky's for "All Day & All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians".

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VIDEO: How "Gatemouth" Got His Name

VIDEO: Discussing His Music, B.B. King and Rufus Thomas

VIDEO: Visiting Bernard Lansky at his store on Beale Street



All bonus features Produced & Edited by Chris McKinley / CVL Productions.