Jimi Moore was born to play guitar.  Early pictures of him indicated that this would be his chosen path to follow.  He came from a musical family.  His earliest memories were listening to music as his Aunt always had the radio on.   He often found himself humming along to the music from the AM radio days.  Like most people, he loved Elvis but he enjoyed listening to the musicians as much as Elvis' voice.  Loving the sound of vocal harmony he found himself singing the harmony lines in all those 60's songs.  No one really taught him how to play.  He grew up in North St. Louis where several of his friends played instruments as well.  So they would all get together and jam and while the time away.   When he moved to Breckenridge Hills, he met new friends who played like Danny Wells, Phil Fischer and several others).  He lived with his cousin Richard Moore who played drums.  They would play the records and jam along with them for hours on end.  But of course "The Beatles" were the biggest musical influence.  When they came out Jimi was at just the right age to soak it all up.  Plus, it really impressed him that there could be a four piece band without a front person!  This meant he wouldn't have to back up someone, like Elvis, Merle, Buck, etc.  He liked the idea of being an equal part, noted and intricate to a group.  Other musical influences which well rounded his craft were Eric Clapton / Cream, Jimi Hendricks, Led Zepplin, Albert King, B.B.King, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Poco, James Gang and too many more to mention.  All these artist help create the talented musician that he is.   You hear it in whatever he plays, whether it be Rock , Blues, Motown or Pop.  A true lover of music, he soaked up something from every style of music he was exposed to.  By age 19 he was fortunate enough to have backed up Chuck Berry, while playing for Billy Peek, and traveled the US doing shows with these two great artists.   He had his own band, Secrets, in the late 70's and moved to L.A. to pursue his career and recorded two albums with them.  He opened for Jan & Dean, Rare Earth, Joe Cocker, with "Galager".  Returning to the St. Louis area he played with U.S.A., Cinema &  Runaway Hearts.  In the 90's he played in " The Coyote Band" with Mary Bell, Marcell Strong and Nick Nixon.  He went back to rock it up with The Stacey Collins Band in 2000.  With his help, this band would now be all that it could be.  With the added addition of Jimi Moore's outstanding guitar playing " The Stacey Collins Band"  has the edge and energy to satisfy anyone's hunger to Rock & Roll.