Gary Moore

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Moore
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1952(1952-04-04)
Age	72
Date Of Death	Feb 6, 2011 (58 age)
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aries

Gary Moore Biography

Gary Moore is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 4, 1952 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Powerhouse blues and rock guitarist who played with groups like Skid Row and Thin Lizzy and worked with such artists as Greg Lake.

His music was influenced by that of Elvis Presley.

Another guitar Moore was associated with was a red 1961 Fender Stratocaster which Moore had purchased in 1981. The guitar was almost sold to Greg Lake who had rejected it because it was not pristine. The Red Strat is also known as the Pink Strat and was extensively used by Moore on Corridors of Power along with many other recording sessions. The Red Strat was used at many live performances, most notably at the Fender 50th Anniversary show held at Wembley Arena, North London in 2004 when Moore performed Jimi Hendrix’s song “Red House”. The neck pickup was rewound by pickup maker Seymour Duncan in 1998. Fender Guitars launched a custom shop tribute replica of the Red Strat in 2016, which was undertaken by Fender master builder John Cruz.

In 1968, at the young age of 16, and after Moore had performed with a number of Belfast-based bands, he moved to Dublin, with his father’s permission, after being asked to join Skid Row (Irish band). Moore’s greatest influence in the early days was English guitarist Peter Green from Fleetwood Mac who became a mentor to Moore while performing in Dublin.

He was married in 1985 and had two sons: Jack and Gus. In 1997, he started living with his partner Jo, an artist.

Gary Moore Net Worth

Gary Moore is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Moore 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Despite being left-handed, he played right-handed guitar. His first guitar was a beaten-up acoustic that he acquired when he was eight years old.

In 1968, he joined the group Skid Row with Noel Bridgeman and Brendan Shiels.

Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011) was a Northern Irish guitarist and singer-songwriter. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Moore had a “restless career trajectory—taking in blues, rock, heavy metal, jazz-fusion and other styles over four and a half decades”. He is often described as a virtuoso guitarist.

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In January 1974, he re-joined Lynott in Thin Lizzy after the departure of founding member Eric Bell. Moore stayed until April that year and the band recorded three songs with him, including the single “Still in Love with You”, which was included on the band’s fourth album, Nightlife (1974).

Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Gary Moore celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

He also joined Greg Lake on Lake’s first solo record Greg Lake released in 1981, recorded after the demise of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Moore toured with the Greg Lake band, including their performance 5 November 1981 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, broadcast live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour, released in 1995 as King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Greg Lake in Concert; and recorded a second Greg Lake solo record but did not tour to support it. After the Greg Lake project ended, Moore started work on the first of several hard rock records as a solo artist. He recorded Corridors of Power in 1982, and Victims of the Future followed in January, 1984. These recordings featured Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice and Colosseum II and Whitesnake bass player Neil Murray, among others. Also featured was Neil Carter who would be included in Moore’s bands during the years to come. In later years Moore distanced himself from these albums.