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15. Juni 2013 · Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore left none of his £2m estate to his devoted partner, Petra Nioduschewski, 37 (both pictured) because he did not draw up a will. Moore had reportedly proposed to...
We pass it on by being a living tradition like a holy mission which has encircled the world. It is a natural heritage and it still evolves as many new and young Irish musicians define themselves by it and willingly take the responsibility to push it’s borders further and further to the delight of all. There have been many highlights along the ...
- Early Life
- Career
- Personal Life
- Death
- Style and Influences
- Legacy
- Equipment
- Discography
Robert William Gary Moore was born in Belfast on 4 April 1952, the son of Winnie, a housewife, and Robert Moore, a promoter who ran the Queen's Hall ballroom in Holywood. He grew up near Belfast's Stormont Estate with four siblings. He credited his father for getting him started in music. When Moore was six years old, his father invited him onstage...
Skid Row
After moving to Dublin, Moore joined Irish blues rock band Skid Row. At the time, the group were fronted by vocalist Phil Lynott. He and Moore soon became friends and shared a bedsit in Ballsbridge. However, after a medical leave of absence, Lynott was asked to leave Skid Row by the band's bassist Brush Shiels, who had taken over lead vocal duties. In 1970, Skid Row signed a recording contract with CBS, and released their debut album Skid, which reached number 30 on the UK Albums Chart. After...
Thin Lizzy
After leaving Skid Row, Phil Lynott formed the hard rock group Thin Lizzy. After the departure of guitarist Eric Bell, Moore was recruited to help finish the band's ongoing tour in early 1974. During his time with the group, Moore recorded three songs with them, including "Still in Love with You", which he co-wrote. The song was later included on Thin Lizzy's fourth album Nightlife. Moore then left Thin Lizzy in April 1974.While he enjoyed his time in the band, Moore felt it wasn't good for h...
Solo career
In 1973, Moore released the album Grinding Stone, which was credited to The Gary Moore Band. An eclectic mix of blues, rock and jazz, the album proved to be a commercial flop with Moore still unsure of his musical direction. Between stints in Thin Lizzy, Moore released his first proper solo album Back on the Streets in 1978. It spawned the hit single "Parisienne Walkways", which also featured Phil Lynott on lead vocals and bass. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and is con...
In the mid-1970s, Moore was involved in a bar fight which left him with facial scars. According to Eric Bell, Moore was with his girlfriend at Dingwallswhen two men "started mouthing about Gary's girlfriend [...] what they'd like to do to her". After Moore confronted them about it, one of the men smashed a bottle on the bar and slashed Moore's face...
During the early hours of 6 February 2011, Moore died of a heart attack in his sleep at the age of 58. At the time, he was on holiday with his girlfriend at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, Spain. His death was confirmed by Thin Lizzy's manager Adam Parsons. The Daily Telegraph reported that his heart attack was brought on by a blood alcohol level ...
Moore was known for having an eclectic career, having performed blues, hard rock, heavy metal and jazz fusion. At times he was accused of chasing trends, which Moore denied, stating that he'd always just done what he liked at the time. Following Still Got the Blues, Moore distanced himself from his 1980s hard rock image. While he still enjoyed rock...
Following his death, many of Moore's fellow musicians paid tribute to him, including his former Thin Lizzy bandmates Brian Downey, and Scott Gorham, as well as Bryan Adams, Bob Geldof, Kirk Hammett, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Rodgers, Henry Rollins, Roger Taylor, Butch Walker, and Mikael Åkerfeldt, amongst many others....
Guitars
The guitar most associated with Moore was a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, which was sold to him by Peter Green for around £100. The guitar, nicknamed "Greeny", is known for its unusual tone, the result of a reversed neck pickup. Moore used the guitar for most of his career (most notably on "Parisienne Walkways"), until he sold it in 2006 for somewhere between $750,000 and $1.2 million. In a 2007 interview for Vintage Guitar magazine, Moore explained why he had to sell the guitar: "I didn’t want to se...
Other equipment
Moore used Marshall amplifiers during most of his career. He utilized other brands from time to time as well, including Dean Markley, Gallien-Krueger and Fender. Some of the effects pedals Moore used during the 1980s included a Boss DS-1, an Ibanez ST-9 Super Tube Screamer, a Roland Space Echo, a Roland SDE 3000 Digital Delay and a Roland Dimension D. Later he used a variety of effects by T-Rex, an Ibanez TS-10 Tube Screamer Classic and a Marshall Guv'nor, the last of which was featured most...
Solo albums
1. Back on the Streets(1978) 2. Corridors of Power(1982) 3. Dirty Fingers(1983) 4. Victims of the Future(1984) 5. Run for Cover(1985) 6. Wild Frontier(1987) 7. After the War(1989) 8. Still Got the Blues(1990) 9. After Hours(1992) 10. Blues for Greeny(1995) 11. Dark Days in Paradise(1997) 12. A Different Beat(1999) 13. Back to the Blues(2001) 14. Power of the Blues(2004) 15. Old New Ballads Blues(2006) 16. Close as You Get(2007) 17. Bad for You Baby(2008) 18. How Blue Can You Get(2021)
Saoirse Mhór ist ein Irish Singer Songwriter, seit 2008 festes Mitglied der Irish-Folk-Band Fleadh (Band). Saoirse Mhór (bürgerlich Paul Durney) wurde am 30. April 1962 geboren. Die erste Gitarre erstand sein Vater Patrick Durney, Soldat in der irischen Armee, von einem Soldaten, der bei einem Drinkgelange in eine finanzielle Notlage geraten ...
24. Feb. 2011 · The father of four is survived by his children, Saoirse, Lily, Jack and Gus. His daughter Lily Rendle-Moore spoke of her father as "a man with rather colourful shirts, who possessed a childlike ...
5. Mai 2024 · Moore plays Moore. Sonntag 05.05.2024 20:00 Uhr | Eintritt 20,- Euro | Abendkasse 25,- Euro. Gary Moore Tribute feat. Jack Moore. Still Got The Blues – Gary Moores Sohn Jack Moore spielt die Gitarre seines Vaters! Gary Moore ist einer der besten Gitarristen, die Irland hervorgebracht hat.
