The Moods are a Chicago-area soul group active since 1995. The name is also associated with earlier acts from Philadelphia and Melbourne, Australia, but the Chicago group is the one identified in the verified facts.

Overview

The Moods are a soul group based in Chicago. Their activity begins in 1995, and they are listed as a group rather than a solo act.

Earlier uses of the name

In Philadelphia, The Moods name is associated with a soul group that records three 45s around 1970. Two of those releases are on Wand and Scepter, and one appears on the local Philadelphia label Reddog. The release on Wand pairs “Rainmaker” with “Lady Rain”; the Reddog single pairs “King Hustler” with “Hustling”; and the Scepter single reuses “King Hustler” with “With a Woman” on the reverse. “King Hustler” is co-written by Sherman Marshall and Len Barry.

The name is also used by a mid-1960s rock and roll band from Melbourne, Australia. That line-up includes John Livi on lead guitar, Kevin Fraser on vocals, Peter Noss on bass, Carl Savona on drums, and Mick Hamilton on rhythm guitar, with Ian Ferguson later replacing Noss on bass. Hamilton later joins The Vibrants. The group gains attention through Go-Set and is active in the local mod scene during its short existence.