Ian Moss

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ian Moss
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Mar 20, 1955(1955-03-20)
Age	69
Birthplace	Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Pisces

Ian Moss Biography

Ian Moss is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on March 20, 1955 in Australia, Australia. Australian rock musician who is the guitarist and sometimes singer for the band Cold Chisel.

He won the ARIA Award for Best Male Artist, which has also been won by Keith Urban.

Ian Richard Moss was born on 20 March 1955 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, to Geoffery Moss (18 April 1911 – 1989) and Lorna (née Robinson) (born ca. 1922). During World War II Geoffery survived the 1942 bombing of Darwin, he enlisted in the army and later worked for the Allied Works Council in Alice Springs. Lorna was a fellow employee at Allied Works Council when they married in September 1945.

Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group’s initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorded on all five studio albums, three of which reached number one on the national Kent Music Report Albums Chart. In August 1989 he released his debut solo album, Matchbook, which peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was preceded by his debut single, “Tucker’s Daughter”, which reached number two on the related ARIA Singles Chart in March. The track was co- written by Moss with Don Walker, also from Cold Chisel. Moss had another top ten hit with “Telephone Booth” in June 1989.

He has a son named Julian with his partner Margeaux Rolleston.

Ian Moss Net Worth

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

He originally learned to play the piano, but switched to guitar at age eleven and joined his first band three years later.

His album with Cold Chisel called Matchbook was #1 on the Australian music charts.

Moss has an older brother, Peter Geoffrey Moss (born 8 October 1948), an older sister, Penny (born 30 July 1951), and a younger brother, Andrew (born Jul 13th 1961). When Moss was four years-old he performed for his family and friends and at nine, sang “The Battle of New Orleans” at a school concert. He later recalled “I was always keen on music and singing. I used to do little vocal concerts for my parents”. Moss initially took piano lessons but switched to guitar at age 11: “My older sister was learning classical piano and my older brother was a good rhythm strummer and right into Bob Dylan. I started off with classical piano aged about 7 or 8, but unfortunately wasn’t into it enough”.

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Who is Ian Moss Dating?

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Moss’ vocals feature on some of the band’s best known songs, including the singles “My Baby” (August 1980), “When the War Is Over” (1982), and “Saturday Night” (March 1984) and on Circus Animals (March 1982) album track, “Bow River”. Moss wrote “Bow River” about a sheep station in the Northern Territory where his brother, Peter, had once worked; it has since become Moss’ signature tune. It was also the B-side of “Forever Now”, which was released in the same month as the album.

Facts & Trivia

Ian Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Ian Moss celebrates birthday on March 20 of every year.

After Cold Chisel disbanded, Ian Moss took a break from the music industry before launching his solo career in October 1986. His first backing band consisted of Andy Cowan on keyboards (ex-Madder Lake, Ayers Rock, Kevin Borich Express), Joe Imbroll on bass guitar (ex-Goanna) and John Watson on drums (ex- Kevin Borich Express, Australian Crawl). By April the following year the line- up was Watson, Joe Creighton on bass guitar (ex-Melissa, Billy T) and Peter Walker on guitar and synthesiser (ex-Bakery) – Walker had also produced Cold Chisel’s debut album in 1978.

Is Ian Moss a good guitarist?

Ian Moss is probably Australia’s greatest and best known rock guitarist , famous for his work in the band ‘Cold Chisel’ which first formed in 1973. Ian is also an extremely talented singer and has carved out a successful solo career since the mid 1980s.

What songs did Ian Moss write for Cold Chisel?

Ian Moss wrote the music to Tucker’s Daughter and the hook “Build me up, tear me down”, but Cold Chisel’s piano man Don Walker wrote the song’s story to suit Moss’s guitar drive. In Chisel, with four songwriters, Moss wrote Bow River, Never Before (on East) and No Good for You (on Circus Animals).

What state does Ian Moss live?

At home in Sydney’s inner west , where he lives with his partner, jazz singer Margeaux Rolleston, and their son Julian, 14, Moss seems perfectly earth-bound, albeit shy.

What nationality is Ian Moss?

Australian

Is Bow River a real place?

Bow River is a 148-kilometre (92 mi) long tributary of the Ord River in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. The river was named by pastoralist Michael Durack in 1882 after the Bow River in his family’s ancestral home of County Clare, Ireland.