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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lee Moses
| background = solo_singer
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| birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
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| death_date = {{deathJanuary year26, and age|1997|1941}}1998
| death_place = Atlanta, Georgia
| genre = [[R&B]], [[soul music|soul]]
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| years_active = 1966-1997
| label = Maple, Git Hot, Musicor, Front Page, Gates
| associated_acts =Hermon Hitson, [[The Ohio Players]], Lotsa Poppa
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'''Lee Moses''' (13 March 1941 – 26 January 1997) was an [[United States|American]] [[R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] singer and [[guitar]]ist, whose recordingssingles in the late 1960s, and his 1971 [[LP album|LP]] ''Time and Place'', are very highly regarded by fans of the [[deep soul]] genre.
 
==Life and career==
Moses was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], andas Vincent Lee Moses. He attended [[Washington High School (Atlanta, Georgia)|Booker T. Washington High School]]. In the late 1950s he formed his first band, the Showstoppers. They became a popular live act in the Atlanta area, and were at one time the house band at the Royal Peacock club.<ref name=secondlinesocial>[http://www.secondlinesocial.com/2008/08/aug-21st.html Lee Moses at SecondLineSocial.com]</ref>
 
Moses moved to [[New York City]] in the mid-1960s, where he worked as a [[session musician]] as well as recording with Johnny Brantley, who co-wrote and produced his first single, "My Adorable One", in 1965.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lee-moses-mn0000812524/biography|title=Lee Moses - Biography|work=[[Allmusic]]|first=Steve|last=Leggett|accessdate=July 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name=soulfulkindamusic>[http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/lmoses.htm Discography at SoulfulKindaMusic]</ref> In 1967 he recorded three singles – all commercially unsuccessful – for the [[Musicor Records|Musicor]] label, including "Bad Girl" and an instrumental version of [[The Four Tops]]' "[[Reach Out, I'll Be There]]". He also recorded a version of "[[Dark End of the Street]]", issued by Gates Records probably in 1969.<ref name=soulfulkindamusic/> Moses' guitar style has been described as "funky" and likened to that of [[Jimi Hendrix]], a contemporary of his on the club scene of the mid-1960s. He has also been praised for his "rough and powerful deep soul singing style".<ref name=allmusic/>
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===Studio albums===
* ''Time and Place'' (1971)
* ''Time and Place (Expanded Edition) (1971)''
 
===Compilation albums===
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* "Bad Girl" (1967)
* "Time and Place" b/w "I Can't Take No Chances" (1970)
* Never in My Life (1971)
* "Dark End of the Street" (1961)
* "She's a Bad Girl" (1961)
 
==References==