Kurt L.
Moore's Reviews
Kurt L Moore
 The Wild, Wacky,
Wonderful World Of Terry Wayne Sanders
Posted 6/16/04
Terry Wayne Sanders, a Branson,
Missouri living legend, is very rarely Terry Wayne Sanders. Terry
plays a plethora of characters that have been developed...
 Ray Stevens A Gorilla—A Camel An Opera Diva
Ray
Stevens is just, well, Ray Stevens. While I was watching him
perform, I had an itch in the back of my mind that he reminded me of
someone else...Posted 12/05/04
 Charlie Louvin Living and Singing
The fields of the family farm in
Henager, Alabama were hard to work. It took everything a man had to
not succumb to the hardscrabble, downtrodden way of life. The
depression...Posted 11/31/04
 Jana King Like a Good Neighbor
I know,
you are asking yourself, who in the heck is Jana King, right? See I
know how you think. Well, I am here to tell you that you have...Posted 11/31/04
 “The Voice”of John Tweed
A lot has
happened to John Tweed in the past couple of years. John used to be
on the other side of the world, Branson-wise. He used...Posted 10/5/04
 Les Brown, Holly-Midwestern-Wood
Something
happened back in 1926 that would have an impact on Branson in 2004,
78 years later. What you may ask, could that possibly ...Posted 10/5/04
 The Many Faces of China - New Shanghai Circus
"Imagine
living in the comfort of America for the majority of your life and
then suddenly moving to China and having to absorb and conform to
their customs and way of...Posted 8/24/04
It’s
sunset and time for the cowboy to ride into the sunset, strumming on
his guitar as his steed takes him onward into...Posted 8/24/04
“Country Tonite” is a rootin,’ tootin,’ foot
stompin,’ hand-clappin,’ knee slappin’ look at the origins of Honky-Tonk,
Rock-a-Billy...Posted
8/9/04
 Red Skelton - A Tribute by Tom
Mullica Posted 7/21/04
Last night was Tom Mullica’s VIP night,
celebrating his tribute show honoring Red Skelton, the master of
comedy, at the Music City Center...
 New South All Grown Up
Posted 7/12/04
When I first wrote about the quartet New South little over a year
ago, I told you that I felt they were good enough to garner...
 A
Japanese Disneyland - Shoji Posted 7/9/04
I was going to begin this review by saying
that Shoji Tabuchi is a phenomenon but that is not quite right.
Shoji Tabuchi is...
 Paul Harris Not Just a Pretty Face
Posted 7/5/04
Paul, in one way, is a very simple guy. He farms, sings songs,
tells jokes, plays a guitar and generally enjoys what he...
 Darren Romeo -
Branson’s Magical Voice Posted 6/30/04
After watching nearly all the magic shows Branson has to offer at
the moment, I have come to the conclusion that...
 Brett Daniels
Magic and Beyond Posted 6/30/04
What does one sports car, five exotic Macaws, four beautiful women,
one innocent
bystander and a F-106 Tomcat fighter plane have in common?
They are all made to either appear or disappear...
 50’s At The Hop -
Dream Dates, Sodas and Cruising Posted 6/30/04
100
million dollars of coonskin caps were bought, because Davy Crockett
was our hero. We had pink bathrooms, pink clothes and of
course...
 Daniel
O’Donnell Mania? - You Bet! Posted 6/30/04
You
and I live in a world filled with strife, conflict, struggle, war,
anger, bills, taxes and all the other things that make up life as we
know it today.
 Comedy Jamboree
- Please Call BR-549 Posted 6/30/04
Splinter Middleton has got it all together with
one-heck-of-a-good-show at the Grand Country 76 Music Hall.
Country, corn and rock and roll, rule the roost as Splinter, his
side-kick, Jim Dandy..
 Jim Stafford -
Duct Tape 101 Posted 6/30/04
“Swamp Witch,” a broken duct taped guitar, “Wildwood Weed,” aliens,
“My Girl Bill,” flying saucers, 3-D glasses, “Spiders and Snakes,”
twin pianos...
 “American Pie” -
The Day the Music Died Posted 6/30/04
Don McLean wrote “American Pie” in 1971, recorded
it the same year and enjoyed tremendous success with it in 1972 as
it hit the charts...
 Magnificent Seven
- A White House Experience Posted 6/30/04
The
White House Theater hosts a dinner show called “Magnificent Seven.” I and my friend Jude, went to visit them the other night. It was..
 14 Karat Country - Front
Porch Classics Posted 6/28/04
Are you a discerning person who will settle for
nothing short of the pure country sound? Come to the Wildwood Flower
at the corner of Green Mountain...
 #1 Hits of the 60s - A
Giant Leap Posted 6/28/04
“#1 Hits of the 60s,” is playing in what was once the Magical Palace
near the old Mel Tillis Theater that is now the Tri-Lakes Center.
Confused? It is actually pretty simple...
 Dalena Ditto's
Variety Show - Iowa’s Wonder Woman Posted 6/28/04
Back in ’76, a fellow named Bill Fries, going by the name of C.W.
McCall, recorded a little pop-rag song called “Audubon.” Bout
that same time
 The Joey Riley Show
- Ya Gotta See It Posted 6/28/04
I thought Joey Riley and I were the only two people in Branson who
couldn’t sing. I found, after watching the “Joey Riley Show,”
I was half right. I am now the...
 Jim Owen-Luckiest Man
in the World Posted 6/28/04
Well the good news is, the Jim Owen Show
is still running after ump-teen years in Branson. That is not really
news, because Jim has a good show that
...
 "The Haygoods"
Excitement Times Eight Posted 6/23/04Every good tale has a beginning and a “lived
happily-ever-after” ending, with an epic journey from one point to
the other. The story of the Haygoods is...
 Cirque - Branson Senses
and Sounds Posted 6/23/04
For those who may not know, Cirque is French
for circus. That is to set the stage and have everyone on the
same page as we talk about the newest show in Branson...
 Tony Roi - Elvis Has Entered the Building
Posted 6/23/04
Or rather, I should say, Tony Roi has entered
the Branson Mall Music Theater. Drums roll, guitars play, trumpets
blare, the curtain opens, a spectacular light show begins...
 Dance Till the Cows
Come Home Leona Williams
Posted 6/16/04
Boot
dust fiddle playing, panhandle opera and finger licking good music
is what the Fall Creek Opry is all about. Leona Williams has always
been associated...
 The Rat Pack:
Camelot Revisited
Posted 6/16/04
The Rat Pack was named after the Holmby Hills
Rat Pack, a drinking group that once flocked around Humphrey Bogart,
in days of Hollywood yore. “Old blue eyes,”..
And Then There Were Six The Osmond Brothers Posted 6/16/04
The Night the Elves Danced In Branson
Ronald Wilson
Reagan 1911 - 2004 Posted 6/23/04
 Been There-Done
that Ronnie Prophet
Posted 6/16/04What do you say about a man who has done
nearly everything he set out to do? Well, Ronnie Prophet has pretty
well done what he set out to do in life. He...
 That Hedy Lamar
Walk Swing! Swing! Swing!
Posted 6/16/04
You know, the stiff legged, sort of shuffle
step, the arched, padded shoulders and the arms swinging stiffly at
her sides. Hedy Lamar and every other glamour...
 Men of Comedy: Tim
Conway-Harvey Korman Posted
6/16/04
Normally I would shoot at least 200 to 300
photos during a show. During the Tim Conway-Harvey Korman appearance
at the Grand Palace, I shot less...
 Surfing School
U.S.A. The Beach Boys Posted
6/16/04
It all began in a bedroom in the
home of Murry and Audree Wilson, in the Los Angeles suburb of
Hawthorne. Brian Wilson, the oldest of the Wilson boys...
 Split
Heads and Frogs
Charlie Daniels
There are violin players, cello players, fiddle players and then
there is Charlie Daniels.
 The
Stars Were Shining at
Myrle Henry’s Florida Opry
The stars were shining brightly, both above and under the big tent
at the Plant City Strawberry Festival when Myrle Henry presented his
Florida Opry.
 Oak
Ridge Boys
The boys arrived in their brand spanking new
bus to the Plant City Strawberry Festival and brought the bad
weather with them.
 Oh
Tommy O’ — Something Different
I was having lunch at Beverly’s one day with Tommy O and asked him
about his name. I had never heard of a family that had a one-letter
surname.
 Chuck
Wagon Gang-Gospel Feelings
In 1935 the depression was still in full
swing and pneumonia was a very serious thing that often led
to...
Posted 1/01/04
 Pam Tillis-Filling Daddy’s Shoes
The
first time I interviewed Pam Tillis, we were sitting in the almost
empty office of her dad, Mel Tillis. Mel had just sold his
theater, ending a very successful 13-year stand in Branson and was
in the process of moving.. Posted
12/4/04
 Helen Cornelius From Sunlight to Limelight
Helen
Cornelius, is just as talented as she is beautiful. She is one of
the most talented singers ever to grace a stage anywhere. She...
Posted 11/31/04
"Worldwide musical favorite, Kenny
Rogers, the living definition of the phrase “American icon,”
appeared recently at the Grand Palace. Kenny had a young man
named Billy Dean as his opening act. Billy blindsided the
audience...Posted 7/27/04
 T.G. Sheppard-The Man and His Music
T. G.
Sheppard appeared recently at the Branson Mall Theater performing a
concert of his greatest hits. That was the first half of the show.
The second half was devoted to some of T.G.’s all-time favorite
music of the...Posted 10/5/04
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“The Cowboy and the Senorita” Happy Trails Theater
"Country Tonite" -
Branson’s
Barn Dance
Kenny Rogers - Billy Dean