Clyde Leonard Moody, born on September 19, 1915, in Cherokee, North Carolina, was an American bluegrass musician known for his unique guitar style. He began his career in the late 1930s and joined Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys on the Grand Ole Opry in 1940. Moody contributed to Monroe's first solo recording session, playing guitar and singing lead vocals on "Cryin' Holy Unto My Lord" and "Six White Horses" (1940). He left the Blue Grass Boys in 1944 and continued as a solo artist at WSM and the Opry. Notable achievements include performing at the first Bluegrass Festival in Fincastle, Virginia, in 1965, and appearing three times at the White House. Moody wrote and recorded "Shenandoah Waltz" in 1947, which became a million-seller. He passed away on April 7, 1989, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was posthumously inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
