RUTH GORDON----HAROLD AND MAUDE---ROSEMARY'S BABY----EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE---DIED 1985 AGE 88
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RIP
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Rudy Ray Moore aka.... Dolemite (the pimp).
Comedian, singer, actor, and film producer.
"The Godfather of Rap".
Born 1927 in Fort Smith Arkansas, died 2008. Age 81
Born on March 17, 1927, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Rudolph Frank Moore started singing in church before winning a talent contest in Cleveland, where he moved when he was 15. In his teens, he was singing and dancing in a genre of African American bars called “black and tan” clubs, often showcasing sexy dancers and raunchy comedians.
Moore was drafted in 1950 and served as part of the military’s entertainment unit in Germany, where he sang country songs in an R&B style as the Harlem Hillbilly.
Calling himself the “King of the Party Records,” he fine-tuned the genre of mixing funk music and street rhymes that eventually became hip-hop.
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Setting the precedent for mixing beats and rhyme, he earned the nickname the Godfather of Rap, for having helped birth the genre, with Busta Rhymes, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2 Live Crew and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard all having been profoundly influenced by Moore’s style.
Snoop Dogg wrote in the liner notes in a 2006 soundtrack release of the original Dolemite, “Without Rudy Ray Moore, there would be no Snoop Dogg, and that’s for real.”
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A 2005 photo of Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite.
Born 1927 in Fort Smith Arkansas, died 2008. Age 81
Born on March 17, 1927, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Rudolph Frank Moore started singing in church before winning a talent contest in Cleveland, where he moved when he was 15. In his teens, he was singing and dancing in a genre of African American bars called “black and tan” clubs, often showcasing sexy dancers and raunchy comedians.
Moore was drafted in 1950 and served as part of the military’s entertainment unit in Germany, where he sang country songs in an R&B style as the Harlem Hillbilly.
Calling himself the “King of the Party Records,” he fine-tuned the genre of mixing funk music and street rhymes that eventually became hip-hop.
Setting the precedent for mixing beats and rhyme, he earned the nickname the Godfather of Rap, for having helped birth the genre, with Busta Rhymes, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2 Live Crew and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard all having been profoundly influenced by Moore’s style.
Snoop Dogg wrote in the liner notes in a 2006 soundtrack release of the original Dolemite, “Without Rudy Ray Moore, there would be no Snoop Dogg, and that’s for real.”
A 2005 photo of Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite.
"You know, I hope that someday they make a movie about me," he said, as he sipped on a glass of water and gingerly placed it on a table. "People need to know the story of Dolemite; they need to know my story."
This guy lived an amazing life. I'm glad Eddie Murphy did his story. We grew listening to his albums... he was dirty af. They were hilarious. In real-life they say he was a sweet generous man and nothing at all like the persona he portrayed. Most of you have probably never heard of him... but he shattered a lot of glass ceilings in a white world for so many African American entertainers that came along later and gave us so much.
"Dolemite is my name... and fuckin' up bad mutha-fucka's is my game."
Rip Rudy.
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