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Raymond Moore is an American songwriter from Memphis, TN, born in 1940. He has written over 350 songs and is often associated with notable artists such as Rufus and Carla Thomas and Sam & Dave. Moore initially accepted a contract to write exclusively for Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Atlantic Records sent its top rhythm and blues singers to record. He later left Fame for Muscle Shoals Sound, another studio during the height of the soul music era. Throughout his songwriting career, Moore maintained a regular job in Memphis while experiencing moments of musical success. One of his notable works includes "I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool)," co-written with Clarence Carter and George Jackson, which was intended for Aretha Franklin and received a Grammy nomination in 1969. At the time, Moore was employed at General Electric, where the company newsletter highlighted his achievement. Although the Fame contract offered no guarantees, it provided Moore and the writing staff access to talented artists who frequented the studio in the late '60s and early '70s, including Clarence Carter, Aretha Franklin, Bobbie Gentry, Wilson Pickett, and Candi Staton, with the exception of Franklin, all of whom recorded Moore's material.

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