Wayne Moss

Born 1938, South Charleston, Kanawha County

An accomplished bassist, guitarist and songwriter, Wayne Moss is a true legend among Nashville studio musicians. His credits include sessions for hundreds of country and rock artists as well as stints in storied Nashville groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.

Along with fellow West Virginians Charlie McCoy and Russ Hicks, Moss was a member of the house band for the TV show Hee Haw for 15 years and played on seminal Bob Dylan recordings including Blonde on Blonde. He also played on sessions for Tammy Wynette, Simon & Garfunkel, Nancy Sinatra, Charlie Daniels, Joan Baez and Michael Nesmith. Moss played the signature guitar line on Roy Orbison’s No. 1 hit, “Oh, Pretty Woman,” the often-imitated guitar solo on Waylon Jennings's “Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line,” and on Tommy Roe’s No. 1 million seller “Sheila.”

As a songwriter, his songs have been recorded by artists including The Oak Ridge Boys, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, George Benson, and Willie Nelson.

In 1960, Moss opened Cinderella Sound Recording Studio, currently the oldest continually operating studio in Nashville. Cinderella clients have included Linda Ronstadt, Charlie Daniels, The Steve Miller Band, Ricky Skaggs, Grand Funk, KISS, The Whites, and Little Jimmy Dickens. In the early ’60s, Faron Young hosted a syndicated radio show from Cinderella, which featured many Grand Ole Opry performers stopping by to sing their latest hits.