Rudy Ray Moore

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Dolemite 00:00 Tools
The Buggy Ride 02:25 Tools
The Queen 03:32 Tools
The Rumble 00:00 Tools
Mayor's Get-Away 00:00 Tools
The Jive Jungle 00:00 Tools
Creeper 00:00 Tools
Grand Diva 00:00 Tools
Willie Green 05:40 Tools
Ghetto Expressions 00:00 Tools
Flatland 00:00 Tools
Rally In The Valley 00:00 Tools
The Hitman 00:00 Tools
Step It Up And Go 00:00 Tools
Signifying Monkey 01:56 Tools
Dolemite Radio Spot Version 1 00:00 Tools
Merry Christmas Baby 00:00 Tools
Human Tornado (From Human Tornado) 00:00 Tools
Human Tornado Radio Spot 00:00 Tools
Dolemite Radio Spot Version 2 00:00 Tools
Flatland (Film Version) 00:00 Tools
Do You Still Care 00:00 Tools
Time Is On Our Side 00:00 Tools
Miss Wonderful (From Human Tornado) 00:00 Tools
Power of Your Love 00:00 Tools
Hurts Me To My Heart 00:00 Tools
Ring A Ling Dong 02:26 Tools
The Hitmen 00:00 Tools
When We Start Making Love 00:00 Tools
I'm Mad With You 00:00 Tools
The Great Titanic 04:04 Tools
Pimpin' Sam 00:00 Tools
Josephine 00:00 Tools
Eatin' Pussy 00:00 Tools
Hully Gully Papa 00:00 Tools
Human Tornado 00:00 Tools
Step It Up An Go 00:00 Tools
Let Me Come Home 00:00 Tools
Scotch Fever 00:00 Tools
Hully Gully Fever (And The Flu Bug Too) 00:00 Tools
Robbie Dobbie 00:00 Tools
My Little Angel 00:00 Tools
Lip On 00:00 Tools
So Glad I Could Come 00:00 Tools
Not Too Long, Not Too Hard 00:00 Tools
Bitches n' beans 00:00 Tools
Ballad Of A Boy And Girl 00:00 Tools
Angels On Earth 00:00 Tools
My Soul 00:00 Tools
Night Before Christmas, Part 2 03:32 Tools
Chestnuts 02:22 Tools
Ready Willing And Able 00:00 Tools
Baby That's Why I'm Your Fool 00:00 Tools
Night Before Christmas Part One 00:00 Tools
Fast Black 00:00 Tools
Zombie March (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Woman Meets The Sensuous Black Man 00:00 Tools
Driveway Blues 00:00 Tools
I'll Be Home To See You Tomorrow 00:00 Tools
Black Cat 00:00 Tools
Hip Shakin' Papa 00:00 Tools
You Could Be Ugly Too 00:00 Tools
So Good To Me 00:00 Tools
Whatcha Gonna Do 00:00 Tools
Hurricane Annie Meets Dolemite 07:38 Tools
Petey Wheatstraw (Vocal) 00:00 Tools
White Beans 00:00 Tools
Junkie Chase (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Bring It On Home To Me/I'm In Love Again 00:00 Tools
Hercules 00:00 Tools
The Turning Point 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Woman 00:00 Tools
Dolemite Is My Name 02:41 Tools
Hurricane Annie 00:00 Tools
San Antonio Rose 00:00 Tools
Your Mama 00:00 Tools
Health Department 00:00 Tools
Petey Wheatstraw 07:28 Tools
Period 00:00 Tools
Signifyin' Monkey 08:15 Tools
Ballad Of A Boy And A Girl 02:33 Tools
3 Boyfriends 01:12 Tools
Mr. Big Dick, and Others 00:00 Tools
Don't Go No Farther 00:00 Tools
Good Ole Big Ones 00:00 Tools
Shine and the Great Titantic 00:00 Tools
Lions, Gators n' Goodshit 00:00 Tools
Silent George 00:00 Tools
The Bad Bad Dolemite 00:31 Tools
Stack-a-lee 00:00 Tools
Black Topping 00:00 Tools
Power Of Your Love (Drums) 00:00 Tools
Blackorcist 00:00 Tools
Put Your Weight On It 00:00 Tools
Hit Her With a Rock Long Dick 00:00 Tools
Miss Wonderful 00:00 Tools
Unreleased Interlude 1 00:00 Tools
The Human Tornado (Full Version) 00:00 Tools
Rings n' things 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Unreleased Alternate Vocal Take) 00:00 Tools
The Streaker 00:00 Tools
40 lbs. of Chittlings 00:00 Tools
California Poetry 00:00 Tools
He Can Give It 00:00 Tools
HumanTornado-Big Money Hustlas 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Drums) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite's Dedication 00:00 Tools
Brother Rapp's Dream (St. Peter) 00:00 Tools
Two Soldiers 00:00 Tools
Sensuous Black Man 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Unreleased Alternate Take 1) 00:00 Tools
Hello World 00:00 Tools
Ghetto St. U.S.A. (Vocal) 00:00 Tools
White Barbers 00:00 Tools
The Gorillas Are Coming 00:00 Tools
Man in the Glass 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Unreleased Alternate Take 2) 00:00 Tools
Petey Wheatstraw (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Going to Cali 00:00 Tools
Zodiac for Men-Libra 00:00 Tools
Zodiac for Men-Leo 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Multi Track Mix Without Guitar) 00:00 Tools
Hot Nuts 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man: Act 1 (The Plumber) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite Escapes 00:00 Tools
The Queen (Multi Track Mix) 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Woman Pt 1 00:00 Tools
Ghetto St. U.S.A. (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Scratch My Back 00:00 Tools
Disco Godfather 00:00 Tools
Time Is On Our Side (Drums) 00:00 Tools
Unreleased Multi (Full) 00:00 Tools
Time is On Our Side (Multi Track Mix) 00:00 Tools
Going to the Doctor 00:00 Tools
Bulldaggers 06:34 Tools
The Essay 00:00 Tools
Dirty Dozens 00:00 Tools
St. Peter 00:00 Tools
Dolemite Mother Fucker 00:00 Tools
Dolemite for President 00:00 Tools
The Queen (Drums) 00:00 Tools
Astrological Trip Through Signs Of Zodiac- For Women 00:00 Tools
My Dog 00:00 Tools
Another Queer 00:00 Tools
Peter Wheatstraw 03:49 Tools
Just Roll It Over 00:00 Tools
Creeper (Multi Track Mix Extended Version) 00:00 Tools
Looking for Queen Bee 00:00 Tools
TIme is On Our Side Part 2 00:00 Tools
Don't Go NO Farther (alternate take) 00:00 Tools
Dangerous Dan 00:00 Tools
Loving You (Vocal) 00:00 Tools
Walking Theme (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
The Jive Jungle (Multi Mix Extended Version) 00:00 Tools
Rings N' Thangs 00:00 Tools
The Queen (Drums & Bass) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite Meets Annie 00:00 Tools
As Much Ass 00:00 Tools
Crack Me Some Nuts 00:00 Tools
My Nigger If You Don't Get No Bigger 00:00 Tools
Sheriff's Wife 00:00 Tools
Power of Your Love (Multi Track Mix) 00:00 Tools
Farting Contest 00:00 Tools
Petey Wheatstraw, The Devil's Son-In-Law 00:00 Tools
Little Kids 00:00 Tools
Smells Like He's Spoiled 00:00 Tools
Alligators 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Film Version) 00:00 Tools
night before christmas 00:00 Tools
Big Dick Sam 00:00 Tools
Have You Seen My Mule 00:00 Tools
Party at Dolemite's 00:00 Tools
Female Hostages 00:00 Tools
The Human Tornado 00:00 Tools
Chestnuts ['Deeez Nuuuts'] 00:00 Tools
Hell of a Blow Job 00:00 Tools
The Great White Hope 00:00 Tools
Hurts Me To My Heart - Live 00:00 Tools
Car Thief 00:00 Tools
Need to Belong 00:00 Tools
Campagn Speech 00:00 Tools
Ask Me a Question 00:00 Tools
Queen Bee's House 00:00 Tools
Willie Green (Multi Track Mix) (Extended Version) 00:00 Tools
Pool Shootin' Monkey 04:09 Tools
Missippi 01:31 Tools
Night Before Christmas(pt 1) 00:00 Tools
I'm Mad Wth You 00:00 Tools
Steve's Den (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Shermanizing/One Way Ticket To Hell 00:00 Tools
Dolemite's Theme Song 00:00 Tools
Good Old Breast Milk 00:00 Tools
Unreleased Interlude (Drums) 00:00 Tools
Meeting with the Mob 00:00 Tools
Time Is On Our Side (Drums, Bass, Piano) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Unreleased Alternate Take 2) (Drums) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (A Capella) 00:00 Tools
Joy (Vocal) 00:00 Tools
Willa Mae 00:00 Tools
The Human Torando 00:00 Tools
Power Of Your Love (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Sweet Peter Jeeter 00:00 Tools
I Never Wanted To Say Goodbye 00:00 Tools
Hi-karate 00:00 Tools
Petey Wheatsraw, The Devil's Son-In-Law 00:00 Tools
Dolemite For President (excerpt) 00:00 Tools
Informant 00:00 Tools
George Was Tired 00:00 Tools
Ghetto Expressions (Multi Track Mix) 00:00 Tools
Spaced Out 00:00 Tools
Elect President Dolemite 00:00 Tools
How Grewsome 00:00 Tools
Live at the Sahara Club 00:00 Tools
St. Peter and Bro Rap 00:00 Tools
Lucky Old Sun 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Woman Pt 2 00:00 Tools
Creeper (Drums) 00:00 Tools
The Human Tornado (45 Version) 00:00 Tools
Ballad of a Boy and a Girl (undubbed) 00:00 Tools
Car Chase 00:00 Tools
Big Pussy Lil 00:00 Tools
Unreleased Multi (Drums & Bass) 00:00 Tools
Funky Tornado 00:00 Tools
Snoop Dogg Tribute 00:00 Tools
Campaign Speech (Dolemite for President) 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man: Act 2 (The Pig in the Blanket) 00:00 Tools
Captive Women 00:00 Tools
The great pretender 00:00 Tools
Disco Godfather Audio Trailer 00:00 Tools
Power Of Your Love (Drums & Bass) 00:00 Tools
Sketch 1 00:00 Tools
Moog Interlude 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Unreleased Alternate Take) (A Capella) 00:00 Tools
Power of Your Love (A Capella) 00:00 Tools
Health Dept 00:00 Tools
Time Is On Our Side (Drums & Bass) 00:00 Tools
Fight Theme 00:00 Tools
Sit In Your Mama's Lap 00:00 Tools
Human Tornado Theme 00:00 Tools
Here Comes the Tornado 00:00 Tools
Sketch 4 00:00 Tools
Loving You (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Blacks Overtipping 00:00 Tools
Jody The Grinder 00:00 Tools
For Women 1 00:00 Tools
Cindy-Ella 00:00 Tools
Time is On Our Side (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite and Mrs. Cavaletti 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Alternate Version 2) 00:00 Tools
Press Conference 00:00 Tools
Time Is On Our Side Part 2 (Drums, Bass, Horns) 00:00 Tools
Grow By the Minute 00:00 Tools
The Jive Jungle (Bass & Piano) 00:00 Tools
Dirty Dozen (Two by Four from Watts) 00:00 Tools
Whatcha Gonna Do (Nugetre) 00:00 Tools
Pool-shootin' Monkey 00:00 Tools
Dolemite's Revenge 00:00 Tools
Three Girls 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Drums & Bass) 00:00 Tools
Shine & the Great Titantic 00:00 Tools
Sell It 00:00 Tools
Campaign Speech 00:00 Tools
Eat Where You Want To 00:00 Tools
Snake 00:00 Tools
Astrological Trip Through Signs Of Zodiac- For Men 00:00 Tools
On The Bus 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man Act 1 00:00 Tools
Flys of the Watermelon 00:00 Tools
I Cried A Tear 00:00 Tools
Stupid Brother 00:00 Tools
Kung Fu Hero 00:00 Tools
Long Island Duck 00:00 Tools
Time is On Our Side (Full Alternate Vocals) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Alternate Instrumental) (No Congas / Guitar) 00:00 Tools
Chester & Mr. Dillon 00:00 Tools
Hell If You Got 'Em 00:00 Tools
Intro - Cross Your Legs 00:00 Tools
Big Dick Club 00:00 Tools
No One Knows Where the Nose Goes 00:00 Tools
Only Here For A Little While 00:00 Tools
Thank God For The Good Pussy 00:00 Tools
Romeo & Juliet 00:00 Tools
Scotch Fever (unissued) 00:00 Tools
Preacher In The House 00:00 Tools
Everybody Fart 00:00 Tools
Close Encounters of the Sex Kind 00:00 Tools
Live At the Californian Club (Part 1) 00:00 Tools
Funky Tornado (Part 1) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Unreleased Alternate Take) (Drums & Bass) 00:00 Tools
Sketch 3 00:00 Tools
Time Is On Our Side (A Capella) 00:00 Tools
The Big Shipwreck (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
Bucket of Crabs 00:00 Tools
Time Is On Our Site 00:00 Tools
Health Dept. 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man: Act 3 (The Cowboy) 00:00 Tools
that's for fucking with me 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - Dolemite (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
Hurts Me To My Heart (Live) 00:00 Tools
Knock Me a Kiss 00:00 Tools
Human Tornado {From Human Tornado} 00:00 Tools
The Player 00:00 Tools
Endlessly 00:00 Tools
Female Hostages (Alternate Take) 00:00 Tools
For Women 2 00:00 Tools
I Never Did It Before 00:00 Tools
Shine & The Great Titanic 05:58 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man: Act 5 (The Surveyor) 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man: Act 6 (Back Sculling) 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man: Act 4 (The 69) 00:00 Tools
Picolo 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - the Queen (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite Theme 00:00 Tools
Step It Up & Go 00:00 Tools
09 - the hitmen 00:00 Tools
Turning Point (Previously Unreleased) 00:00 Tools
Sketch 2 00:00 Tools
Mop Bucket 00:00 Tools
Looking For The Bee (Part 1) 00:00 Tools
Like a Brother 00:00 Tools
This Night, 1963 00:00 Tools
Easy Baby 00:00 Tools
Rodney Perry Introduction 00:00 Tools
Feeling Good 00:00 Tools
Looking For The Bee (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
The Jockey 00:00 Tools
Pimpin Roc 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (Ben Taylor) 00:00 Tools
Finger Licking Good 00:00 Tools
April Fool (Clotia) 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answer, Pt. 7 (Use Grease) 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answers, Pt. 1 (The Prince) 00:00 Tools
Lolita 00:00 Tools
La Oscha Ta 00:00 Tools
The Human Tornado - Full Version 00:00 Tools
02 - the queen 00:00 Tools
Dirty Dozen (Hi-Karate Hi-Karazer) 00:00 Tools
Sketch 6 00:00 Tools
Questions and Answers 00:00 Tools
Eatin' Pussy On Christmas 00:00 Tools
Don't Suck It 00:00 Tools
It'll Stretch 00:00 Tools
Presidential Declaration 00:00 Tools
Merry Christmas, Baby 00:00 Tools
Name It Hercules 00:00 Tools
Inside The Pants 00:00 Tools
Suck Em 00:00 Tools
Ballad Of Boy And Girl 00:00 Tools
Sonnet To My Idol 00:00 Tools
The Sighs of Love 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Woman: Act 1 (The Message) 00:00 Tools
The Other Half 00:00 Tools
Put You Weight On It 00:00 Tools
10 - ghetto expressions 00:00 Tools
04 - the rumble 00:00 Tools
06 - power of your love 00:00 Tools
12 - creeper 00:00 Tools
Night Before Christmas, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Mississippi 00:00 Tools
Miss Wonderful (45 Version) 00:00 Tools
Temptation (Previously Unreleased) 00:00 Tools
The Rumble (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
Pussy Is Good 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - Willie Green (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Woman: Act 3 (Listen Closely Now) 00:00 Tools
Old Cabbage Head 00:00 Tools
The Master Stroke 00:00 Tools
Ballad if a Boy And Girl 00:00 Tools
Close Encounters Of The Sex Kind (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
Thin Thin Dime 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answer, Pt. 2 (The Serious Business) 00:00 Tools
Rumble 00:00 Tools
Oh Brother 00:00 Tools
Hurt's Me To My Heart 00:00 Tools
Rap Session : Questions & Answer, Pt. 3 (Speaking of Sensuous) 00:00 Tools
Pool-Shootin Monkey 00:00 Tools
Rally In The Valley - Rudy Ray Moore 00:00 Tools
Resignation of a President (A) 00:00 Tools
You Could Be Ugly Too (And Others) 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - The Rumble (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
Big Daddy Kane vs. Dolemite 00:00 Tools
Rap Session - Questions & Answers Pt 1 00:00 Tools
Return of Dolemite 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man Act 2 00:00 Tools
Sketch 7 00:00 Tools
The Bicycle 00:00 Tools
Cocaine 00:00 Tools
Ghetto St. U.S.A. 00:00 Tools
Turn Your Woman On 00:00 Tools
Little Kids (Finale) 00:00 Tools
Turn Your Man On 00:00 Tools
Jive Jungle 00:00 Tools
The Fashion Show 00:00 Tools
Kruschev 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answers, Pt. 5 (A Wrinkly Peter) 00:00 Tools
Cabbage Head 00:00 Tools
Turn Your Woman On 00:00 Tools
Brother Rapp's Dream 00:00 Tools
Hitman 00:00 Tools
best of 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answers, Pt. 4 (Masturbation) 00:00 Tools
Little Kids (Finale) 00:00 Tools
Turn Your Man On 00:00 Tools
Night Before Christmas (Pt 1) 00:00 Tools
The Freak Party 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Man 00:00 Tools
Good Ole Big Ones/He Can Give It Hell Of A Blow Job/Period/Black Topping/White Beans/Sack Of Nookie And Others 00:00 Tools
Live at the California Sahara Club 00:00 Tools
Uglyism 00:00 Tools
Drivin' In L.A. 00:00 Tools
Bootey Green 00:00 Tools
1-Dolemite 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - The Jive Jungle (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
03 - do you still care 00:00 Tools
07 - willie green 00:00 Tools
Rap Session - Questions & Answers Pt 2 00:00 Tools
The Beatnick & The Mechanic 00:00 Tools
Flatland [Film Version] 00:00 Tools
Funky Tornado (Part 2) 00:00 Tools
Sketch 5 00:00 Tools
Knock Me a Kiss (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
One Finger 00:00 Tools
Crack Me Some Nuts/Grow By The Minute 00:00 Tools
Let's Come Together 00:00 Tools
Favorite Stories 00:00 Tools
Prelude 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answers, Pt. 9 (Large or Small) 00:00 Tools
Lions, Gators, and Goodshit 00:00 Tools
Intro - My Uncle 00:00 Tools
Miss Wonderful - 45 Version 00:00 Tools
Take A Little Time To Do Right 00:00 Tools
Loving You 00:00 Tools
What The Shit Is This 00:00 Tools
Two Drunks 00:00 Tools
Lay Heavy But Not So Deep 00:00 Tools
Fingered Out Here 00:00 Tools
Police and the Beatnik Scene 00:00 Tools
My Ass 00:00 Tools
Pussy On The Bus 00:00 Tools
The New President - The Lady Speaker 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answers, Pt. 6 (I've Got a Question) 00:00 Tools
Dolemite Radio Spot [Version 1] 00:00 Tools
Good Year Did 00:00 Tools
The Sensuous Black Woman: Act 2 (Getting Yourself Ready) 00:00 Tools
The Boys Ain't? 00:00 Tools
Big Money Hustlas 00:00 Tools
F..k The New Teacher 00:00 Tools
Black Chickens Got a Knife 00:00 Tools
Rap Session: Questions & Answers, Pt. 1 (Intro) 00:00 Tools
Queen 00:00 Tools
Dolemite (feat. Ben Taylor) 00:00 Tools
Night Before Christmas (Pt 2) 00:00 Tools
Human Tornado/Big Money Hustlas 00:00 Tools
Hoochie-Coochie Papa 00:00 Tools
Mike Biteson 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - Power Of Your Love (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - When We Start Making Love (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - Mayor's Get _Away (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
The Same Thing 00:00 Tools
Mayors Get Away 00:00 Tools
Jesse James 00:00 Tools
For Women 3 00:00 Tools
Good Ole Big Ones / He Can Give It Hell Of A Blow Job / Period / Black Topping / White Beans / Sack Of Nookie And Others 00:00 Tools
La Tasha Tay 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - Ghetto Expressions (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
6- You Could Be Ugly Too 00:00 Tools
Side 1 Part 1 00:00 Tools
Rudy R. Moore - Flatland (Dolemite O.S.T.) 00:00 Tools
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Rudolph Frank Moore (March 17, 1927 – October 19, 2008), known as Rudy Ray Moore, was an American comedian, musician, singer, film actor, and film producer. He was perhaps best known as Dolemite (the name derived from the mineral dolomite), the uniquely articulate pimp from the 1975 film Dolemite, and its sequels, The Human Tornado and The Return of Dolemite. The persona was developed during his earlier stand-up comedy records, for which Moore has been called "the Godfather of Rap". Moore was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and grew up there before moving to Cleveland, Ohio and then Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he preached in churches as well as working as a nightclub dancer. He returned to Cleveland, working in clubs as a singer, dancer, and comedian, often appearing in character as Prince DuMarr. He joined the US Army and served in an entertainment unit in Germany, where he was nicknamed the Harlem Hillbilly for singing country songs in R&B style. He developed an interest in comedy in the Army after expanding on a singing performance for other servicemen. After his discharge he lived in Seattle, Washington and then Los Angeles, California, where he continued to work in clubs and was discovered by record producer Dootsie Williams. He recorded rhythm and blues songs for the Federal, Cash, Ball, Kent and Imperial labels between 1955 and 1962, and released his first comedy albums, Below the Belt (1959), The Beatnik Scene (1962), and A Comedian Is Born (1964). By his own account, he was working at a record store in Hollywood in 1970 when he began hearing obscene stories of "Dolemite" recounted by a local man named Rico. Moore began recording the stories, and assumed the role of "Dolemite" in his club act and on recordings. In 1970-71 he recorded three albums of material, Eat Out More Often, This Pussy Belongs To Me, and The Dirty Dozens, where "with jazz and R&B musicians playing in the background, Moore would recite raunchy, sexually explicit rhymes that often had to do with pimps, prostitutes, players, and hustlers." Moore was influenced by more mainstream comedians as Red Foxx and Richard Pryor, as well as by traditions such as the Dozens. The recordings were usually made in Moore's own house, with friends in attendance to give a party atmosphere. The album covers and contents were often too racy to be put on display in record stores, but the records became popular through word of mouth and were highly successful in disadvantaged black American communities, where his "warped wit and anti-establishment outlook" were embraced. Moore spent most of his earnings from the records to finance the movie Dolemite, which appeared in 1975 and has been described as "one of the great blaxploitation movies" of the 1970s. The character was "the ultimate ghetto hero: a bad dude, profane, skilled at kung-fu, dressed to kill and hell-bent on protecting the community from evil menaces. He was a pimp with a kung-fu-fighting clique of prostitutes and he was known for his sexual prowess." The film was successful and was followed by sequels, The Human Tornado, The Monkey Hustle, and Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son-in-Law. Moore continued to release albums that appealed to his enduring fanbase through the 1970s and 1980s, but little of his work reached the mainstream white audience. His "rapid-fire rhyming salaciousness exceeded the wildest excesses" of Foxx and Pryor, and his highly explicit style kept him off television and major films. At the same time, Moore often spoke in his church and regularly took his mother to the National Baptist Convention. He said that: "I wasn't saying dirty words just to say them... It was a form of art, sketches in which I developed ghetto characters who cursed. I don't want to be referred to as a dirty old man, rather a ghetto expressionist." He came to be regarded as a major influence by many later rap stars. Snoop Dogg said: "Without Rudy Ray Moore, there would be no Snoop Dogg, and that's for real." Moore appeared on Big Daddy Kane's 1990 album Taste of Chocolate and 2 Live Crew's 1994 album Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4. On an episode of Martin titled "The Players Came Home," he appeared as himself in the Dolemite character. He also reprised his Dolemite character in an appearance on Snoop Dogg's 1999 album No Limit Top Dogg and Busta Rhymes' When Disaster Strikes... and Genesis. In 2000, Moore starred in Big Money Hustlas, a movie created by and starring the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, in which he played Dolemite for the first time in over 20 years. In 2006, Moore voice acted in the show Sons of Butcher, as Rudy in season 2. In 2008, he reprised the character Petey Wheatstraw on the song "I Live For The Funk," which featured Blowfly and Daniel Jordan. This marked the first time Blowfly and Rudy collaborated on the same record together—and the 30-year anniversary of the movie Petey Wheatstraw and was also the final recording Rudy made before his death. On October 19, 2008, Moore died in Akron, Ohio, of complications from diabetes. He was never married; his mother, daughter and grandchildren survived him. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.