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Cecil Moore (July 5, 1929 - February 9, 2006) was born on a farm six miles from Luling, Texas. He began his music career in the late 1940s, performing with fiddler Clarence ‘Sleepy’ Short at local nightclubs such as The Bluebird Inn in Kingsbury and the Shamrock Inn in Luling. After serving in the Korean War, Moore formed his own band, The Notes, in 1953 and held a regular gig at the Flamingo Club in Seguin during the mid-1950s. In 1958, he recorded the songs "Walkin’ Fever" and "(I Lost My) Little Baby" at ACA in Houston, which led to a steady presence in the South Texas music scene under the Sarg Label. His instrumental tune "Diamond Back," recorded in 1964, became the most successful Sarg record, hitting the Top 10 in San Antonio, Houston, and Austin. The record was picked up for national distribution by Atco, selling several thousand copies. Moore gained significant attention from his performance of "Diamond Back" on television and at major venues, including opening for the Roy Orbison and Everly Brothers concert in Houston in the summer of 1964. Throughout the late 1960s and into the 1970s, Moore continued to record for Sarg and other labels. His notoriety received an unexpected boost in 1993 when The Max

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