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Dorothy Moore (born October 13, 1946) is an American blues, gospel, and R&B singer best known for her 1976 hit song, "Misty Blue".

Career

Moore's parents were Mary Moore and Melvin Hendrex Senior. Her father performed under the stage name Melvin Henderson as a member of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi. She was raised by her great grandmother and began singing in the church choir at a young age. She was a member of the Poppies with Petsye McCune and Rosemary Taylor when she was attending Jackson State University.

After a hiatus, Moore recorded a gospel album, Givin' It Straight to You (1986) for the Rejoice label of Nashville.

| rowspan="1"| 1966

| Lullaby of Love (with The Poppies)

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| Epic

| rowspan="1"| 1976

| Misty Blue

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| rowspan="4"| Malaco

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| Dorothy Moore

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| rowspan="1"| 1978

| Once Moore with Feeling

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| rowspan="1"| 1979

| Definitely Dorothy

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| rowspan="1"| 1980

| Talk to Me

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| rowspan="1"| 1986

| I'm Givin' It Straight to You

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| Rejoice

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| Time Out for Me

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| rowspan="2"| Volt

| rowspan="1"| 1989

| Winner

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| rowspan="1"| 1990

| Feel the Love

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| rowspan="5"| Malaco

| rowspan="1"| 1992

| Stay Close to Home

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| rowspan="2"| 1996

| Misty Blue & Other Greatest Hits

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| More Moore

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| rowspan="1"| 1997

| Songs to Love By

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| rowspan="1"| 2002

| Please Come Home for Christmas

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| rowspan="5"| Farish Street

| rowspan="1"| 2003

| Gittin' Down Live!

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| rowspan="1"| 2005

| I'm Doing Alright

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| rowspan="1"| 2012

| Blues Heart

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| rowspan="1"| 2020

| I'm Happy with the One I Got Now

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| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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! width="45"|US

! width="45"|US AC

! width="45"|US Dance

! width="45"|US R&B

! width="45"|CAN

! width="45"|CAN AC

| 1973

| "Cry Like a Baby"

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| align="center"| 79

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| 1974

| "Don't Let Go"

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| rowspan="3"| 1976

| "For Old Time Sake"

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| align="center"| 53

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| "Misty Blue"

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| align="center"| 14

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| align="center"| 5

| align="center"| 7

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BPI: Silver

| "Funny How Time Slips Away"

| align="center"| 58

| align="center"| 46

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| align="center"| 7

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| align="center"| 38

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| align="center"| 71

| rowspan="2"| 1977

| "I Believe You"

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| "We Should Really Be in Love" (With Eddie Floyd)

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| align="center"| 74

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| rowspan="4"| 1978

| "1-2-3 (You and Me)"

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| align="center"| 93

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| "Let the Music Play"

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| align="center"| 32

| align="center"| 50

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| "Special Occasion"

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| align="center"| 30

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| "With Pen in Hand"

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| 1979

| "(We Need More) Loving Time"

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| align="center"| 81

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| rowspan="2"| 1980

| "Talk to Me"/"Every Beat in My Heart"

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| align="center"| 87

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| "Once or Twice"

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| align="center"| 52

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| 1982

| "Whats Forever For"

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| align="center"| 90

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| 1984

| "Just Another Broken Heart"

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| align="center"| 36

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| 1991

| "All Night Blue"

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| align="center"| 75

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| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

External links

[ Dorothy Moore on AMG]
[ Dorothy Moore on Billboard]
Dorothy Moore on Soul Walking
Farish Street Records
An in-depth interview with Dorothy Moore at Soul Express
An interview at Soul Express in November 2012

Career

Singles

See also

References

External links