13 Facts About Moe Bandy

Moe Bandy was most popular during the 1970s, when he had several hit songs, both alone and as part of a duo with Joe Stampley.

Marion Bandy was born in Meridian, Mississippi, United States, the hometown of the country singer Jimmie Rodgers.

Moe Bandy was the boss of the railway yard in Meridian and Jimmie Rodgers worked for him.

Moe Bandy said that he played his guitar all the time between work.

Moe Bandy was nicknamed Moe by his father when he was a child.

Moe Bandy was taught to play the guitar by his father who had a country band called the Mission City Playboys, but made little use of the ability until he was in his teens.

Moe Bandy made some appearances with the Mission City Playboys but during his high school years he showed little interest in music and a great deal of interest in rodeos.

Moe Bandy tried bronco-busting and bull riding and by the time he was 16, both he and his brother Mike were competing in rodeos all over Texas.

Moe Bandy assembled a band that he called Moe and the Mavericks and found work playing small beer joints, honky-tonks, and clubs over a wide area around San Antonio.

Moe Bandy found success at Columbia Records with Paul Craft's "Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life" and added further hits, including "Here I Am Drunk Again".

That same year, in 1979, Moe Bandy joined forces with Joe Stampley and recorded a tongue-in-cheek novelty single: "Just Good Ol' Boys".

Moe Bandy registered duet successes with Judy Bailey and Becky Hobbs.

Moe Bandy opened his popular Americana Theatre in Branson, Missouri, in 1991 and performs frequently there.