August Moon

August Moon (August 7, 1937 – July 12, 2023) was an American R&B singer known as Mr. Wiggles, a songwriter, producer, record label owner, and community activist.

Early years August Moon was born Alexander Randolph in a two-room shack in the Blackwell neighborhood on the Southside of Richmond, Virginia. His father was Freddie Price and his mother was Gladys Randolph Crawley. Moon was one of five siblings. Asked by interviewer Nick Spitzer in 2004 if he could dance, Mr. Wiggles told him, "I can do more tricks with my body than a monkey does with a peanut." He moved to New Jersey and performed in the New York area. Besides being known as Mr. Wiggles, Moon worked using other names including Little Red and Dickie Diamond. He later recounted how he was scheduled to appear on Alan Freed's TV show "The Big Beat" the day Freed's payola scandal broke, but never got his chance. In the mid-1960s he recorded a series of singles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City as Mr. Wiggles, including his signature song "Home Boy", a paean to his hometown. He also laid down tracks in Philadelphia and Muscle Shoals. Moon had a few regional hits, including "Fat Back" and "Wash My Back". He started several record labels in the 1960s, including Sound of Soul, Soul International, and Golden Triangle, releasing his own discs as Mr. Wiggles and others for such R&B artists as Little Tommy, Larry Saunders, Dickie Wonder, and Sebastian Williams. The band, led by Tyrone "Little Tommy" Thomas (drums), also included Joel Smither (sax and flute), Odis Hamlin (sax), Girard "Giz" Bowe (trumpet and flugelhorn), Tommy "T-Bar" Bryant (guitar), and Clifton Smith (keyboards).

In the 1980s Moon started Urban Beat and Style Records, among Richmond's first rap labels.

Later years Virginia governor Douglas Wilder restored Moon's voting rights in 1993. Four years later then-governor George Allen proclaimed August 7, 1997 as August Moon Day for his "remarkable and adventurous life" and "the many contributions he made to the people of the Commonwealth." His lifelong support of his Blackwell neighborhood gained him the sobriquet "Mayor of Hull Street".

Moon died at age 85 on July 12, 2023, after a long illness.

Mr. Wiggles & His Sound Of Soul Family – Sound Of Soul Records (2002) CD Track 4- Wash My Back Track 9- Leo The Lion Track 14- Leo The Lion (instrumental) Track 16- Agent "00 Soul"

Mr. Wiggles Instrumental Soul – Sound Of Soul Records (2003) CD- SOS 115

Mr. Wiggles Again – Sound Of Soul Records (2004) CD- SOS 1002

Mr. Wiggles Classic Soul – Sound Of Soul Records (2004) CD

Mr. Wiggles A Classic Soul Journey – Sound Of Soul Records CD Track 3- Wash My Back Track 8- Ride Paul Revere Track 12- T-Model Ford

Where Did Peace Go – Sound Of Soul Records (2005) CD

Lookey Dookey- Rhythm & Blooz Records (Germany) CD- CR-CD-TTRB 5463 Track 18- Home Boy