born and raised in detroit, michigan as bill moss jr., the son of gospel star bill moss sr. of the popular group, "bill moss and the celestials" and his cousin's are the clark sisters. bill moss jr. began playing the piano at age five. the world first took notice of bill jr's talent during a live performance of his parents, bill moss and the celestials. the late bill moss sr. got up from the piano to entertain the audience, and noticed a resounding noise coming from the crowd. to his surprise, just barely able to reach the keys, bill jr. was standing up playing the piano. it stunned the audience and reassured both his parents that the generational blessing that was on the moss family had manifested itself once again.