Mick Moody

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mick Moody
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1950(1950-08-30)
Age	74
Birthplace	Middlesbrough
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Leo

Mick Moody Biography

Mick Moody is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on August 30, 1950 in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. Michael Joseph Moody, born 30 August 1950, is an English guitarist and former member of the rock band Whitesnake and Juicy Lucy. He was also a founding member of Snafu. He founded the Moody Marsden Band with Bernie Marsden, his ex- Whitesnake colleague. Later, he formed The Snakes with The Snakes. After previously working with Bob Young, an unofficial member of 5th Status Quo, he was also a founder-member of Snafu. He formed The Company of Snakes with Neil Murray (ex-Whitesnake bassist), and later The Company of Snakes with whom he mainly performed early Whitesnake music. Moody recorded and toured with Snakecharmer from 2011 to 2015. This was a band that he also co-founded.

Graham Bonnet’s Line Up featured Moody as the guitarist on all tracks, and Moody writing three songs with Bob Young. Moody kept a busy schedule and Whitesnake released the album, Come an’ Grab Itin that same year. The band was experiencing a decline in relationships and Bernie Marsden, Moody’s guitarist, left before the completion of Saints and Sinners. Moody himself followed soon after. Whitesnake was absent for most of 1982, and Moody did some session work with Sheena Easton as well. In 1982 Whitesnake had a reformed, with Mel Galley replacing Marsden. Moody joined Galley for the backing vocal sessions. Coverdale was replaced by Neil Murray and Ian Paice in 1983 by Colin Hodgkinson and Cozy Powell. Moody felt dissatisfied with the direction of the new band and was increasingly marginalized by Coverdale. He recorded Slide It In, despite the situation getting worse. This was a process that he described as an “unhappy experience” and he left the band in 1983.

While at school in Middlesbrough and attending private guitar lessons, Moody formed The Roadrunners with others from the area including Paul Rodgers (later of Free and Bad Company). They were subsequently joined by bass player Bruce Thomas, later to play with Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The band performed covers in local halls and clubs. By 1967 they had developed and outgrown the local music scene and turned professional, changing their name to The Wildflowers and subsequently moving to London. They had some success and undertook some touring, but relationships within the band frayed and they eventually split without making any recordings. Moody returned home to Middlesbrough where for a while he widened his musical horizons by taking classical guitar lessons. He also became increasingly interested in slide guitar techniques (a style he would later be closely associated with). While living in Middlesbrough he was asked by local singer and entrepreneur John McCoy, to form a group which became Tramline. A deal for two albums was signed with Island Records, but by the time the second album was released the band had broken up. Moody joined Lucas and the professional Soul band Mike Cotton Sound who became Gene Pitney’s backing band for UK tours as well as others such as Paul Jones.

In 1970 he joined recently re-patriated keyboard player Zoot Money as guitarist. He then replaced Neil Hubbard in Juicy Lucy with whom he recorded three albums and toured extensively before the group disbanded. After the band split, Moody co-founded Snafu which combined his funk-rock guitar style with U.S down-home stateside grooves. The band recorded three albums SNAFU, Situation Normal and All Funked Up. They also appeared on a John Peel The Old Grey Whistle Test session and the T.V series Supersonic. Extensive touring followed before the band broke up. At this time Moody undertook occasional work as a session player most notably for Graham Bonnet. He also contributed to one track on Gerry Rafferty’s City to City. He performed with the former Status Quo drummer John Coghlan’s Diesel Band, then recorded an album with the band’s tour manager and lyricist Bob Young which became Young & Moody. He then toured with Frankie Miller and stood in as a guest with Hinkley’s Heroes before joining his friend David Coverdale. Moody knew Coverdale – who had fronted Deep Purple and was looking to undertake a solo venture – from the Middlesbrough music scene in the late sixties. Coverdale invited Moody to work with him and the album White Snake was released in 1977. Moody shared writing credits on four songs including the title track. A second album Northwinds followed in 1978, on which Moody contributed to three songs. Following the demise of Deep Purple MkIV, Coverdale and Moody joined forces with Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray, Dave ‘Duck’ Dowle and keyboardist Brian Johnston to form a band that took its name Whitesnake from the title of Coverdale’s first solo album. In 1978 they recorded the E.P Snakebite followed by two studio albums, Trouble (1978) and Lovehunter (1979), recorded by a modified lineup with Jon Lord on keyboards. Moody is credited with cowriting four of the tracks on Trouble and was sole writer of ‘Belgian Tom’s Hat Trick’, an instrumental. While working with Whitesnake he also played slide guitar on Roger Chapman’s debut solo album Chappo.

Moody played slide guitar on three tracks of Ray Jackson’s solo album In the Night (1980), which was released by Lindisfarne. Whitesnake was now featuring Ian Paice, Deep Purple’s drummer, as Dowle had been replaced. This line-up released Ready an’ Willing in 1980. It included two UK singles, Fool for Your Loving (co-written by Moody), and the album title track. In the same year, the band released the double album “Live…in the Heart of the City”. He recorded two singles at the time with Bob Young. All tracks were written by Moody.

Mick Moody Net Worth

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

Moody, while attending Middlesbrough school and taking private guitar lessons, formed The Roadrunners along with other musicians from the region including Paul Rodgers (later of Free and Bad Company). Bruce Thomas joined them later on, and he would go on to play with Elvis Costello’s Attractions. They performed covers in local bars and halls. They had outgrown the local music scene by 1967 and were now professionals. In 1967, they changed their name to The Wildflowers. Then they moved to London. Although they had some success, the band was unable to record any records. Moody returned to Middlesbrough, where he took classical guitar lessons. He became more interested in slide guitar techniques, which he would become closely associated with. John McCoy, a local singer and entrepreneur, asked him to start a band called Tramline while he was living in Middlesbrough. Island Records signed a deal for two albums, but the band was already disbanded by the time the third album was out. Moody joined Lucas, Mike Cotton Sound, a professional Soul band who was Gene Pitney’s back-up band on UK tours.

He joined Zoot Money, a recently repatriated keyboard player, as guitarist in 1970. After replacing Neil Hubbard as guitarist in Juicy Lucy, he toured extensively and recorded three albums. Moody founded Snafu, a fusion of his funk-rock style and U.S. down-home grooves after the band split. They recorded three albums, SNAFU and Situation Normal, as well as All Funked Up. They were also featured on the John Peel The Old Grey Whistle Test session as well as the T.V. series Supersonic. The band went on extensive touring before disbanding. Moody began occasional sessions as a player, most notably for Graham Bonnet. One track was also recorded by Moody on Gerry Rafferty’s City to City. He recorded an album with Bob Young, the tour manager and lyricist of Status Quo. This was called Young & Moody. After touring with Frankie Miller, he joined David Coverdale as a guest with Hinkley’s Heroes. Moody was familiar with Coverdale, who was a member of Deep Purple and was seeking a solo venture. Coverdale came from the Middlesbrough music scene during the late sixties. Coverdale invited Moody along to collaborate on White Snake, which was released in 1977. Moody wrote four songs, including the title track. In 1978, Northwinds was released. Moody wrote three songs on this second album. After Deep Purple MkIV was destroyed, Coverdale and Moody teamed up with Neil Murray, Bernie Marsden, Dave ‘Duck” Dowle, keyboardist Brian Johnston and Brian Johnston to create a band called Whitesnake. The name Whitesnake came from Coverdale’s first solo album. They recorded the E.P Snakebite in 1978. Then, they released two studio albums, Trouble (1978), and Lovehunter (1979). These were recorded by a modified lineup featuring Jon Lord on keyboards. Moody was responsible for four tracks on Trouble, and was the sole author of ‘Belgian Tom’s Hat Trick’ (an instrumental). He also played slide guitar for Roger Chapman’s debut solo album Chappo while he was with Whitesnake.

Michael Joseph Moody (born 30 August 1950) is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden he founded the Moody Marsden Band, and later, The Snakes, having previously collaborated with unofficial 5th Status Quo member Bob Young in Young & Moody. Along with Marsden and ex-Whitesnake bassist, Neil Murray, he formed The Company of Snakes and M3 Classic Whitesnake with which they mainly performed early Whitesnake songs. From 2011 to 2015, Moody toured and recorded with Snakecharmer, a band he co-formed.

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In 2000, Micky wrote and produced library music prior to the release of his first official solo album, I Eat Them For Breakfast. Continuing to perform with Company of Snakes and take on occasional session work, Moody joined his former Juicy Lucy bandmate Paul Williams to arrange and record a selection of acoustic classic Chicago blues tracks for the album Smokestacks, Broomdusters and Hoochie Coochie Men. He also played occasional duo gigs with bluesman Papa George. ‘Snake’ metamorphosed into M3 Classic Whitesnake and also released a live CD (featuring former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin) and a live DVD with the former The Company Of Snakes singer Stefan Berggren back, and with the special guest appearance from former Ritchie Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen frontman Doogie White. The DVD also featured sessionman Jimmy Copley (who worked with bands such as Go West and Tears for Fears) on drums and Mark Stanway from Magnum on the keyboards.

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Mick Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mick Moody celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.

Around this time Moody played on Nah Aufnahme by German musician Westernhagen, which eventually appeared in the national charts. 2006 saw the release of Moody’s self-produced solo album Don’t Blame Me, released at the same time as his memoirs Playing with Trumpets – A Rock ‘n’ Roll Apprenticeship. M3 broke up later that year, after which Moody performed more shows with Roger Chapman plus selected dates with a line-up of the Micky Moody Band that featured his eldest son Micky Moody Jr. on drums. In 2008 he toured Japan as special guest of Jimmy Copley and Japanese guitar legend Char. Also featured was ex-Herbie Hancock bassist Paul Jackson and keyboard wizard Yoshinobu Kojima. The shows were recorded and released on DVD as Jimmy Copley & Char: Special Session. To celebrate his love of instrumental music, Micky wrote and produced the albums Acoustic Journeyman (2007) and Electric Journeyman (2009).