MOE!: Nickname for a Pittsburgh
based swing band, established in 1988 by Jimmy Sapienza, playing eastern United States. With all due respect to the moe. band out of NY State. (and they DO rock!) However. This is another band inspired by and named for the Louis
Jordan song entitled "Five Guys Named Moe". This band is officially called, Jimmy Sapienza'
s Five Guys Named MOE (TM). Singer/Songwriter and Front man, Sapienza, is backed by gifted, blind, jazz men. These guys communicate via Radar! World class performers, all. MOE repertoire includes several Louis Jordan songs, plus
Louie Prima, Satchmo Armstrong, Sinatra,
Martin, and
Tony Bennett covers. Sapienza Originals ie: "I Love Pittsburgh" (see this video on
youtube), "Short Brunettes" "Critical Condition" 'n' MOE great tunes round out their sets.. MOE is a Cocktail Nation type swing dance band that is tight as a gnats bum streched over a 50 gallon drum! They appear "loose" and "at ease" playing all types of venues.
Wow! That
MOE band is as
tight as a gnats bum streched over a 50 gallon drum! Go
MOE!
or
Tell everybody, Check out
MOE!
We got a dollar forty seven, that we're gonna throw! Now, don't you play us for no chumps that's cheap. 'Cause we got 90 cents MOE that we're gonna keep!!!
or
Hey Flo and Joe! Let's go see MOE! They put on a fun show!
or
There's a Pittsburgh band with only Four Guys that call themselves Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named MOE! But you all, for short, just call 'em MOE!