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After moving to Memphis as a teenager, Moman played in the road bands of [[Johnny Burnette]] and [[Gene Vincent]]. Settling in [[Los Angeles]], he played guitar on sessions recorded at the famed [[Gold Star Studios]]. Back in Memphis, he began an association with Satellite (later [[Stax Records]]), producing their first hit, Carla Thomas's 1960 "Gee Whiz." He also produced the first single for the Stax subsidiary label Volt, "Burnt Biscuits" b/w "Raw Dough," by the Triumphs, whose members included future [[Al Green (musician)|Al Green]] drummer [[Howard Grimes]]. Leaving Stax in 1964 after a monetary dispute with label founder [[Jim Stewart]], he began operating his own Memphis studio, [[American Sound Studios]]. There he, along with guitarists [[Reggie Young]] and [[Bobby Womack]], bassist [[Tommy Cogbill]], pianist and organist [[Bobby Emmons]], and drummer [[Gene Chrisman]], recorded the Box Tops, Womack, [[Merrilee Rush]], [[Sandy Posey]], [[Joe Tex]], [[Wilson Pickett]] and [[Herbie Mann]]. Although [[Dusty Springfield]]'s 1969 ''Dusty in Memphis'' was recorded at American, Moman did not produce the album (that honor goes to [[Tom Dowd]], [[Jerry Wexler]] and [[Arif Mardin]]). Moman also produced Presley's 1969 ''From Elvis in Memphis''.
During this period Moman co-wrote, with fellow Memphis producer and songwriter [[Dan Penn]], "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man," recorded by Aretha Franklin, and "The Dark End of the Street," which soul singer [[James Carr (musician)|James Carr]] recorded. Both songs have since become part of the repertoires of countless singers.
Chips Moman left Memphis in 1973 and briefly operated a studio in [[Atlanta]]. He then moved to [[Nashville]], where he produced and co-wrote a hit for B. J. Thomas, "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (1975). He also co-wrote [["Luckenbach, Texas"]] for Waylon Jennings, and produced albums by [[Willie Nelson]], [[Gary Stewart]] and [[Ronnie Milsap]]. After a brief return to Memphis in the mid-'80s, during which time his attempt to open a new studio foundered, he settled in West Point, Georgia, where he operates yet another recording studio.
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