Deacon John Moore Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Deacon John Moore (born 23 June 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana) better known as Deacon John is a blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll musician, singer, actor, and bandleader.
[observation, 2014] When I was coming up there wasn't as much competition. There are so many musicians now that there are not enough gigs to go around, so they create this cut-throat mentality. The industry has changed so much. New Orleans doesn't have. The economy ifs scale like big cities. It ain't easy in the 'Big Easy'.
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[on the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival] A lot of attention is focused on the big stars that come down, when really, the heart and soul is the indigenous culture and local people. We get nice money when we play the festival, but in comparison with Bruce Springsteen and all the big names it's peanuts. They get paid because of what they draw, and the festival just gets bigger very year.
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I'm a product of the indigenous culture. New Orleans has a unique music and culture - the second line, jazz funerals, the Mardi Gras Indians. Our music is syncopated and a little different from the rest of the country. We have rhythms borrowed from the Caribbean and Africa, ragtime influences, and we are the birthplace of jazz.
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[advice to young musicians] Learn your music craft, but it's really important to learn the business of music. It's difficult to avoid the pitfalls of show business unless you know something about publishing, copyright and how music generates money through different revenue streams - the Internet, SoundExchange and record stores. One of the best ways to learn about the music business is in the union.
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Fact
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Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Last Exorcism Part II
2013
Old Bluesman
Treme
2010
TV Series
Danny Nelson
Angel Heart
1987
Toots Sweet Band - Lead Guitar
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Treme
2010
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Shake the Devil Off
2007
Documentary performer: "Any day now"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
King Cake: A Big Easy Story
2017
Documentary post-production
Himself
A Warehouse on Tchoupitoulas
2013
Documentary
Himself
Shake the Devil Off
2007
Documentary
Known for movies
Angel Heart (1987) as Toots Sweet Band - Lead Guitar
$1.3 Million
