![]() Gary quickly formulated into a well-respected young player and moved around the scene and admired the greats from both close and afar. He would regularly share a stage – and guitars and amps – with another upcoming player, Rory Gallagher. “In 1966, Gary was just 14, already a self-professed ‘Blues snob’, and playing guitar in local bands in his hometown, Belfast. Gary Moore - Image credit: David Warner Ellis/Redferns Then I heard Jeff Beck and Peter Green, and that’s where it all came from for me.” He kind of invented rock guitar as we know it – playing the blues with that edgy, aggressive tone. “I’d been playing for five years when that came out,” he told this writer in 2004, “and I heard Eric using that Les Paul/Marshall combination. He described the significance and sheer power that the "Beano Album" had on him and many others at the time. Like many guitar players within that era Gary had similar key moments, key players and inspirations that would be his staple musically and professionally. It still goes back to those guys, and I think my playing is a combination of all of those elements, but at some point it came together and became my own style” “I started listening to all the Blues guys, like B.B. But crucially, he blended their techniques and style with his own, to develop his own voice.” Gary Moore studied these players and learnt from them. In fact both Albert King and Albert Collins played on Moore’s album Still Got The Blues, and Gary Moore recorded Blues For Greeny – a whole album dedicated to his friend and mentor Peter Green. and Albert King, Albert Collins and Peter Green. His influences included blues guitarists as diverse as B.B. “Part of what made Gary Moore such a brilliant blues guitarist was the way that he studied the genre and learnt from the early masters. His father later bought him his first guitar - a second-hand Framus acoustic - when Moore was 10-years-old.Īlthough left-handed, he learned to play the instrument right-handed. Gary’s most memorable moment defining his musical pathway was being on stage at 6-years-old invited when he was invited to sing "Sugartime" with a showband at an event his father had organised, which first sparked his interest in music. Gary always credited his father as his first & key musical influence Gary's father Robert worked for the Queens Hall Ballroom as a promoter. One of four siblings born to Winnie and Robert Moore. Hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Robert William Gary Moore was born in April 1952. ![]() Ultimately he is one of the greatest guitarists this country has ever produced. Perceived as one of the greatest players of our generation it will come as no surprise that this weeks Player Spotlight has the upmost respect and admiration for this very talented individual. Walkin’ With The Blues Photography credit. Myth and legend the explosive boom Mr Gary Moore. A man who truly admired, respected, and coveted the history of Guitar. Making the extraordinary ordinary his abilities were conveyed as both effortless and prodigy of the modern day. Iconically exciting and exhilarating to witness live, this player pushed many boundaries but remained a guitar player's guitar player. A musician with full frontal attitude and emotion that was laid into his signature playing style note by note. A player whose presence, note choice and sheer delivery was undeniably phenomenal. This feature stars a personality that thundered through the world of guitar players.
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