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He was the boss of the railway yard in Meridian and Jimmie Rodgers worked for him. He said that he played his guitar all the time between work.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bandy family moved to San Antonio, Texas when Moe was six years old. His mother played piano and sang. Bandy was taught to play the guitar by his father, but made little use of the ability until he was in his teens. His father's wish that Moe also play the fiddle never materialized.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe made some appearances with his father's country band, the Mission City Playboys, but generally during his high school days, he showed little interest in music but a great deal in rodeos. He tried bronco-busting and bull-riding and by the time he was 16, he was competing in rodeos all over Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Moe+Bandy","playStationPath":"/stations/274880285/play","stationId":274880285,"bioPath":"/music/Moe+Bandy/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Nichols","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c7c/c7c091b4e5bb3f52b0997c686a8ab92e_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Nichols","artistId":7345,"station_id":113267340},{"musicPath":"/music/Alan+Jackson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/93a/93aeec638b8a8a091c03e015bbd26c62_md.jpg","artistName":"Alan Jackson","artistId":2467,"station_id":113261875},{"musicPath":"/music/Marty+Robbins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f39/f39bb76a5784c2a9a5bcb71b16560412_md.jpg","artistName":"Marty Robbins","artistId":2882,"station_id":113270289},{"musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Rich","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8a8/8a8200141bad95e3c383ea34a76ee10f_md.jpg","artistName":"Charlie Rich","artistId":5021,"station_id":113269417},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddy+Arnold","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/97f/97feb6cdfa662baca8f1b2d0d67c2d39_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddy Arnold","artistId":8578,"station_id":113288565},{"musicPath":"/music/Ed+Bruce","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/701/7010a8fe3cc4c3635a8b961e0e2cd81c_md.jpg","artistName":"Ed Bruce","artistId":75467,"station_id":266489532},{"musicPath":"/music/Carlene+Carter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dff/dffa9d8d602a2a4cd0a53a20aad9529e_md.jpg","artistName":"Carlene Carter","artistId":116316,"station_id":283090567},{"musicPath":"/music/Crystal+Gayle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/907/907bc0ba2138bc096a65e51d8b356ce4_md.jpg","artistName":"Crystal Gayle","artistId":11202,"station_id":113263281},{"musicPath":"/music/Vince+Gill","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/719/719305414a27498d4198b6958b1e4a15_md.jpg","artistName":"Vince Gill","artistId":7890,"station_id":113268172},{"musicPath":"/music/Chris+Ledoux","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/29a/29ace24c5641dffeda97ff3daef0a658_md.jpg","artistName":"Chris Ledoux","artistId":11280,"station_id":113398585},{"musicPath":"/music/Clay+Walker","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5d6/5d68a268c0f269b3cb468c3238640e89_md.jpg","artistName":"Clay Walker","artistId":10365,"station_id":113265304},{"musicPath":"/music/Diamond+Rio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/73c/73c81aa0754eb74071d36ce6dae1f1f7_md.jpg","artistName":"Diamond Rio","artistId":9759,"station_id":113300592},{"musicPath":"/music/Doug+Stone","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bfb/bfb609209b9269c3fd2a64df6461fd72_md.jpg","artistName":"Doug Stone","artistId":75457,"station_id":266470265},{"musicPath":"/music/Willie+Nelson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/409/409bc64df9a934627215b451fe3930ca_md.jpg","artistName":"Willie Nelson","artistId":1709,"station_id":113272048},{"musicPath":"/music/Ricky+Skaggs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e8a/e8a95c57568207f4423514c96a9cc5f4_md.jpg","artistName":"Ricky Skaggs","artistId":10160,"station_id":113339179},{"musicPath":"/music/Ernest+Tubb","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b14/b14c69235e169b8875d620c3bd53f236_md.jpg","artistName":"Ernest Tubb","artistId":10752,"station_id":113281764},{"musicPath":"/music/Don+Gibson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0a6/0a65615891c7e2c00090e80c920ced14_md.jpg","artistName":"Don Gibson","artistId":8573,"station_id":113275946},{"musicPath":"/music/Jerry+Jeff+Walker","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/df0/df02dca39f0e81543e69615d1d29afc4_md.jpg","artistName":"Jerry Jeff Walker","artistId":1400,"station_id":113268691}]}