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Eugene "Buddy" Moss (January 16, 1914  – October 19, 1984) was, in the estimation of many blues scholars,[who?] one of two the most influential East Coast blues guitarists to record in the period between Blind Blake's final sessions in 1932 and Blind Boy Fuller's debut in 1935 (the other being Josh White). A younger contemporary of Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver and Barbecue Bob, Moss was part of a coterie of Atlanta bluesmen, and among the few of his era who had been involved in the blues revival of the 1960s and 1970s. A guitarist of uncommon skill and dexterity with a strong voice, he began as a musical disciple of Blind Blake, and may well have served as an influence on the later Piedmont-style guitarist Blind Boy Fuller. Although his career was halted in 1935 by a six-year jail term, and then by the Second World War, Moss lived long enough to be rediscovered in the 1960s, when he revealed his talent had persevered throughout the years. He was reputed to have been cankerous and mistrusting of others, the extent to which this is a case is subjective.
In later years, Moss credited friend and band-mate Barbecue Bob with being a major influence on his playing, which would be understandable given the time they spent together. Scholars also attribute Arthur "Blind" Blake as a major force in his development, with mannerisms and inflections that both share. It is also suggested by Alan Balfour and others that Moss may have been an influence on Blind Boy Fuller, as they never met and Moss' recording career ended before Fuller's began — Moss's first recordings display some inflections and nuances that Fuller had not put down on record until some years later.

1 I'm on My Way Down Home
2 Diddle-Da-Diddle
3 She Looks So Good
4 She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day
5 Bye Bye Mama
6 Cold Country Blues
7 Jealous Hearted Man
8 Some Lonesome Day
9 Stop Hanging Around
10 Joker Man Blues
11 Red River Blues
12 Tampa Strut
13 Who Stole de Lock?
14 Dough Rolling Papa
15 Worrysome Woman
16 Mistreated Boy
17 You Need a Woman
18 Joy Rag
19 I'm Sittin' Here Tonight
20 Unfinished Business

Birth name Eugene Moss
Also known as Buddy Moss
Born January 16, 1914
Jewell, Georgia, United States
Died October 19, 1984 (aged 70)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Blues
Occupations Musician, vocalist, songwriter
Instruments Harmonica, guitar, vocals
Years active 1930–1976
Labels Columbia (1933, with Georgia Cotton Pickers)
American Record (1933)
Biograph (1967)
Document (1992)
Travelin' Man (1996)
Classic Blues (2002)
Associated acts Georgia Cotton Pickers (harmonica)
Georgia Browns
Fred McMullen
Blind Willie McTell
Joshua Daniel White, "The Singing Christian"
Past members Robert "Barbecue Bob" Hicks (guitar)
Curley James Weaver (guitar)


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