Lattie Moore was a Country Music artist born, and raised, in Scottsville, Kentucky. In the early 1940's, as he had just moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, he was drafted into World War Two, but only for a short tour. As he returned to Indianapolis, he played the beer joints and was DJ for a couple of local radio stations, hoping to break into the world of Country Music. With no success, he made a trip to Nashville in 1951 where, according to legend, he was discovered by the owner of a small Nashville label (Speed Records), in front of Ernest Tubb's Record Shop.
After no success with his one single (\"Juke Joint Johnny\"), Lattie hopped around different labels, such as a first stint with King (1953-1956), ARC (1956), and Starday (1957-1959). Still, he wasn't getting the recognition he so rightly deserved. Then, at the request of fellow Country artist Webb Pierce, Lattie reluctantly re-signed, in 1961, with owner Syd Nathan at King Records, based in Cincinatti, Ohio. It was during this small, one-session run, that Lattie finally had a hit: a hardcore honky-tonker called \"Drunk Again\". While it didn't hit the top ten on the Billboard charts, it did hit the Top 40, making it to #25.
After this session, and making an album for a small Kentucky label, Lattie retired from recording altogether. Outside of \"Drunk Again\", which was later covered by Country artist Moe Bandy in 1978, Lattie's biggest claim to fame was when he helped George Jones pen a song, which became a Top 40 hit for \"The Possum\" on the Mercury label (\"Out Of Control\"). Lattie Moore passed away on June 13, 2010,at the age of 85.
