Hugh Moffatt
Hugh Moffatt ( born November 10, 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Hugh Moffatt learned as a teenager playing piano and trumpet and was a member of a high school band. After an initial preference for country music he worked on during his English studies at Rice University Houston primarily with jazz and blues. After graduation, he stayed in 1973 on the way to Washington hanging in Nashville, where he is an ideal stopover a performance of the Grand Ole Opry and visited at this time regained his old passion for country music.
Career
Moffatt worked as a songwriter. His models were Kris Kristofferson and Ed Penny. 1974 reached its Just In Case, interpreted by Ronnie Milsap, number five on the country charts. It was followed by several years of drought. A first attempt as a singer had failed after two unsuccessful singles. He married the songwriter Pebe Sebert. Together, the couple wrote Old Flames Can not Hold A Candle, 1978 by Joe Sun which became an average hit. 1980 managed Dolly Parton with this song number one. Also other country singers such as Johnny Rodriguez or Bobby Bare were successful with his songs.
Hugh Moffatt was formed in early 1980 together with his wife, as well as Wade McCurdy, John Dietrich and Michael Bonagura the group Ratz. With his own money he financed in 1984 the first album Puttin 'On The Ratz. Two years later he took a solo album, Loving You, for which he used exclusively own material. In 1989 Troubador, which is now regarded as his best work. Together with his sister, the country singer Katy Moffatt, he produced 1992 Dance Me Outside.
The long-haired, for a country musician unusually gaunt and frail-looking Hugh Moffatt was not easy to put it into the scene on foot. But the gentle lyricism of his songs had a quality that was able to convince critics and audiences alike.