Daniel Moore (Musician)
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This article is about the American singer/songwriter. For the American poet, essayist and librettist, see Daniel Moore.
Daniel Moore (born 1941 in Washington, USA) is an American musician, singer and songwriter.
He co-wrote the song "My Maria" with B. W. Stevenson. Recorded by the latter, the song was a hit in 1973. Moore also wrote the song "Shambala", a song which was a hit for both B. W. Stevenson and Three Dog Night that same year. In addition, he has written songs for other artists including Joe Cocker and Bonnie Raitt.[1]
In late 1975, he contributed backing vocals for the tracks on Bo Diddley's The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll all-star album.
Brooks & Dunn covered "My Maria" in 1996, taking the song to #1 on the country charts.
Moore currently runs his own record label, DJM Records.

