Lucinda Moore

Lucinda Moore
Birth name Lucinda Simmons
Born (1969-12-18) December 18, 1969
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Genres Gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active 1989–present
Labels Tyscot
Website lucindamoore.com

Lucinda Moore (née, Simmons; born December 18, 1969) is an American urban contemporary gospel, traditional black gospel, and gospel music recording artist and musician. She started her music career, in 1989, while her first studio album, Lucinda Moore, was released by Tyscott Records, in 2006, and, Blessed, Broken & Given, was released in 2010, by them. These albums both achieved placements on the Billboard magazine charts.

Early life

Lucinda Moore was born on December 18,[1] 1969,[2] in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to John Earl and Mary Simmons, where she was raised with her younger sister, Marion.[3] She began singing at fourteen years old, and even sung to her father right before he died on October 23, 1987, during her senior year of high school.[3][4][5]

Music career

Her music career began in 1989, with her being a backup singer to Tramaine Hawkins.[5] She released, Unlimited Praise, an extended play, in 2004.[6] The experience would lead to a recording contract for her from Tyscot Records. She released, Lucinda Moore, a studio album, on July 11, 2006.[7] This album was her breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, while it placed on the Top Gospel Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 18.[8] The subsequent studio album, Blessed, Broken & Given, was released on April 27, 2010.[9][10][11] It placed even higher on the Gospel Albums chart, where it peaked at No. 13.[8]

Personal life

She resides part of the year in Connecticut, and the other part in North Carolina, where she takes care of her grandmother.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[8]
US
Gos
Lucinda Moore 18
Blessed, Broken & Given 13

References

  1. ↑ Lucinda Moore (LUCINDAMOORE1) (December 7, 2015). "My birthday is December 18th.". Twitter. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Intelius. "Lucinda Moore in Connecticut". Intelius. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Moore, Lucinda. "Biography" (PDF). Lucinda Moore. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jones, Steven. "Interview with Lucinda Moore". Gospelflava. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Marovich, Bob (August 18, 2010). "Lucinda Moore Talks About New CD/DVD, Her Singing Roots, Lady Tramaine". Journal of Gospel Music. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ North, Stan. "Lucinda Moore (Unlimited Praise) - Reviews". Gospelflava. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ North, Stan. "Lucinda Moore - Reviews". Gospelflava. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Billboard. "Lucinda Williams : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ Perrott, Keren (October 21, 2010). "Review: Lucinda Mooore - Blessed, Broken & Given". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Marovich, Bob (April 28, 2010). "Lucinda Moore – Blessed, Broken & Given". Journal of Gospel Music. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ Gay, Gregory. "Lucinda Moore (Bless, Broken and Given) - Reviews". Gospelflava. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

External links

Official website

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