Dallas Moore
Clint McLain
Dallas Moore and guitar.
Dallas Moore
During the last quarter-century, singer-songwriter Dallas Moore built a following the old-fashioned way: a steady stream of solid records and charismatic performances on a relentless touring schedule. Rather than focusing on his own songs, Moore’s 2023 album, No God in Juarez, collects songs written by one of Moore's influences. Billie Gant — like Moore, a native of Ohio and country performer — became a prolific songwriter during a long period of recovery following an automobile accident. Moore’s whiskey and ground glass voice is a good fit for Gant’s outlaw tales. He returns with a set of his own songs on the forthcoming album Gems & Jams.
media release: Dallas Moore has fittingly earned a reputation as “the hardest working man in honky tonk.” Performing an astounding 300 plus dates a year, every single year without fail, this hardcore troubadour has been applauded by significant outlets like Saving Country Music, No Depression, Holler Country, Glide Magazine, Americana UK and Country Music People Magazine
Stripped down to the bare bones with only Moore’s vocals and acoustic guitar to keep you company, Gems & Jams (coming Aug. 9) features a unique mix of newly written originals along with newly arranged acoustic versions of deep catalog cuts which have been out of print for many years. This collection of 15 songs are in their most raw, pure and authentic forms, perfect in their imperfections cultivated from minimalistic production and without overdubs. Gems & Jams shines the spotlight on Moore’s blazing and tasteful acoustic guitar skill and soulful storytelling, and it is the perfect successor to his previous acclaimed album No God In Juarez. The album will preview three singles back-to-back before its full release starting with “Sing My Song” on June 7, a deeply evocative ode to one’s own life and the footprint one hopes to leave behind. Trailing that on June 28 was the dream-catching “Last Night,” followed by the finger pickin’ jubilee “Up On That Mountain” on July 19.
Over 600k Spotify listeners, over 6 million streams, and one of the most heavily played artists on Sirius/XM’s “Outlaw Country” channel, this iconic artist has garnered the reverence of multiple generations who consider him to be the torchbearer for the outlaw country flame.