Nick Moss

Biography Moss originally learned to play the bass guitar. He joined Buddy Scott's backing band when he was in his late teens. He played with Scott for two years. After that he played with Jimmy Dawkins. By 1993, he had joined the Legendary Blues Band and played bass on their final album, Money Talks. The band's frontman, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, suggested Moss should switch to lead guitar, and he spent over two years there before they split up. Moss and the Flip Tops played at Memphis in May and the Ottawa Blues Festival in 2008. The same year Moss produced Magic Slim's album Midnight Blues. Moss later changed the name of his group, which became the Nick Moss Band.

Moss's ninth album, Here I Am, was released on November 22, 2011. His tenth album, Time Ain't Free, was released in March 2014 and was voted by the editors at Guitar World magazine as one of the Top 50 Albums of 2014.

The band released Live & Luscious on October 30, 2015. It was their 11th album released after a European tour in April that year. It featured live versions of unreleased songs that were introduced fully in the following studio album. The 12th album was issued on May 20, 2016, and was a double disc studio effort, From the Root to the Fruit.

The High Cost of Low Living (2018) was a slight departure from the norm, incorporating a significant guest appearance from the harmonica player Dennis Gruenling, plus the release was via Alligator Records.

At the 40th Blues Music Awards in 2019, Moss was named 'Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year'.

His 2019 joint recording with Dennis Gruenling, Lucky Guy!, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic. In May 2020, the Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling won two Blues Music Awards for 'Band of the Year' and 'Traditional Blues Album of the Year' for Lucky Guy!.

Discography First Offense (1998; re-released 2003) Got a New Plan (2001) Count Your Blessings (2003) Sadie Mae (2005) Live at Chan's (2006) Play It 'Til Tomorrow (2007) Live at Chan's, Combo Platter No. 2 (2009) Privileged (2010) Here I Am (2011) Time Ain't Free (2014) Live & Luscious (2015) From the Root to the Fruit (2016) [2CD] The High Cost of Low Living (featuring Dennis Gruenling) (Alligator, 2018) Lucky Guy! (featuring Dennis Gruenling) (Alligator, 2019) Get Your Back Into It! (featuring Dennis Gruenling) (Alligator, 2023)