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Learn moreFrederick Moore spent his 1950s Minneapolis childhood obsessively teaching himself guitar and writing songs. In the 1960s his bands Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos reached local stardom. After, they put everything they had into their cars and caravanned to Los Angeles. From a garage in suburban Arleta, they evolved Skogie into a new band called The Kats. In the 1980s, The Kats sold out every major club in Los Angeles.
The Kats were offered dozens of record contracts while headlining alongside The Police, The Knack, Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids, and The Motels. They turned down every single one. The 1990s and early 2000s led Moore to the computer-programming world. Coding and music seemed to go hand in hand for him, and he found himself rising through the programming ranks quickly until developing early-onset Alzheimer's.
It's Not a Rumour is an unorthodox, hysterical story of survival, and of making it big in music and life without ever making a dime. It's also about getting diagnosed with one of the most frightening diseases known to man, treating memory loss through writing, music, diet, exercise, and natural supplements, and Moore's wife, Renee, who, through her tireless love and research, helped him hold on to these memories as long as he could to share them with the world.
Frederick Moore is a prolific lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for founding rock bands such as Minneapolis-based Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos and rock/power pop band The Kats/Nu-Kats. Freddy has written 1,000 songs from anywhere he happens to be, including basement bedrooms, lying on top of pool tables, or mid-moped crashes. The Kats' hits "It's Not a Rumour", as well as "Lost My TV Guide", were featured on the television show Hollywood Heartbeat hosted by Fleetwood Mac's Bob Welch and on MTV, and had local radio play. His songs have appeared on movie soundtracks such as the 1982 cult horror film Parasite (in which he also costarred as nerdy teenager Arn, with then-wife Demi Moore), the 1985 movie Loose Screws II and Spring Fever, and the 2013 CW series The Carrie Diaries. Freddy's additional filmography includes being featured in United Artists Pictures' experimental 70mm 3D film called I'm a Kat and the music video "It's Not a Rumour" featuring Demi Moore and renowned cinematographer Jan de Bont, and directed by Philip Brewin Cheney. Freddy spent his life living like Wile E. Coyote, getting knocked down by anvils and popping back up. Freddy is in late-stage Alzheimer's and living in a caregiving facility in Los Angeles, California, where his wife and love of his life for over thirty years, Renee, holds his hand. He can still tell her, "I love you."
Michael Butler Murray is a professional actor, narrator, and musician who has voiced over fifty-five audiobooks. His recorded titles run the spectrum from dramatic to comedic fiction and nonfiction titles varying in topics from the Middle East to understanding your dog's olfactory senses. Born on Long Island, New York, he has been performing his entire life. Over the past few decades, he has performed in slews of musicals, dramas, and improv shows across the country, has appeared in several films, and performs regularly with his guitar comedy duo, Schoolcraft & Murray. He loves stretching his legs in the great outdoors, sailing, surfing and, naturally, sitting in a quiet box reading aloud.