17 Facts About Freddy Moore

Frederick George Moore was an American musician best known for his 1980 song "It's Not a Rumour", which he co-wrote with his ex-wife Demi Moore, and recorded with his band The Nu-Kats.

Freddy Moore's career spanned decades and included teaching himself to play guitar, writing the lyrics to 1,000 original songs, forming multiple bands, and even starring in a few film roles.

Freddy Moore's bands performed at legendary Los Angeles clubs, including Whisky a Go Go, The Troubadour, and Starwood, and headlined alongside The Police, The Knack, and The Motels.

Freddy Moore's family moved back to Richfield, Minnesota at the start of Freddy's Junior year in high school, his third high school in as many years.

The name Skogie took hold in PE class his senior year when Freddy Moore purchased a used official school PE t-shirt that had the name "Skogie" written on it.

Freddy Moore wore his Skogie PE shirt to every gig and soon, he was referred to as Skogie.

Around this time, Freddy Moore met his first wife Lucy.

In 1976, after national touring and recording experience at three Minneapolis studios, Freddy Moore decided to head to Los Angeles along with his wife and the rest of the band.

Freddy Moore took his on-stage persona very seriously and often pantomimed being a cat.

Also in 1979, Freddy Moore met 16-year-old Demi Guynes at a nightclub.

Almost immediately, despite Freddy Moore's existing marriage, the two became a couple.

Freddy Moore briefly moved to the Upper West Side of Manhattan and joined local NYC band The Dates, who never recorded.

Demi Freddy Moore filed for divorce from Freddy Moore in September 1984; the divorce became final in 1985.

Freddy Moore quit the music business at around this time, although after a long layoff from performing, in 1997 he and several ex-bandmates began recording and self-releasing CDs of new material under the name The Kat Club.

Freddy Moore did this by enlisting a writer to chronicle Moore's life story.

Freddy Moore immersed herself in researching Alzheimer's, applying for clinic trials, exploring alternative therapies, and investigating the role of nutrition.

Freddy Moore lived in a care facility in Los Angeles until his death on August 25,2022 at age 72.