RIP Gary Moore

 

 

GARY MOORE

1952-2011

 

On Sunday 6th February 2011 musician Gary Moore died in his sleep of a heart attack while on holiday in Spain. Acknowledged as one of the finest guitarists that the British Isles has ever produced; Gary Moore’s career dated back to the sixties. Moore graced the line-ups of several notable rock bands including Thin Lizzy, Collosseum II and Skid Row, to name but three, and to this year maintained a highly successful solo career.

 

Gary is survived by four children; daughters Saoirse and Lily and sons Jack and Gus. His family take great comfort in the fact he died of natural causes and was looking forward to his holiday prior to recording a new album. Gary was thrilled by new guitars he had just bought and was planning to play shows throughout the world, later this year.

 

His family has requested that their privacy is respected during this sad time and no further comment will be made. They would very much like to express their heartfelt thanks for the show of support and all the kind messages from friends and fans alike, the world over.

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Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011), better known simply as Gary Moore,

was a musician from Belfast, Northern Ireland, best recognized as a blues rock guitarist and singer.

In a career dating back to the 1960s, Moore played with artists including Phil Lynott and Brian Downey during his teens,

leading him to membership with the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy on three separate occasions.

Moore shared the stage with such blues and rock luminaries as B.B. King, Albert King, Colosseum II, Greg Lake and Skid Row

(not to be confused with the heavy metal band of the same name), as well as having a successful solo career.

He guested on a number of albums recorded by high profile musicians,

including a cameo appearance playing the lead guitar solo on "She's My Baby" from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3.

Moore died of a suspected heart attack in his hotel room while on holiday in Estepona, Spain, in February 2011.

Early life and career

Moore started performing at a young age, having picked up a battered acoustic guitar at the age of eight.

He got his first quality guitar at the age of 14, learning to play the right-handed instrument

in the standard way despite being left-handed. He moved to Dublin in 1968 at the age of 16.

His early musical influences were artists such as Albert King, Elvis Presley, The Shadows and The Beatles.

Later, having seen Jimi Hendrix and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in his home town of Belfast,

his own style was developing into a blues-rock sound that would be the dominant form of his career in music.