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Gary Moore

1952 - 2011

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Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 – 6 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal and jazz fusion. Influenced by Peter Green and Eric Clapton, Moore began his career in the late 1960s when he joined Skid Row, with whom he released two albums. After Moore left the group, he joined Thin Lizzy, featuring his former Skid Row bandmate and frequent collaborator Phil Lynott. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Moore is the 121st most popular musician (up from 125th in 2019), the 596th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 509th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Musician.

Gary Moore is most famous for being a blues guitarist and singer.

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Among musicians, Gary Moore ranks 121 out of 3,175. Before him are Jascha Heifetz, Duke Ellington, Robert Johnson, Krist Novoselic, King Oliver, and David Guetta. After him are Hans von Bülow, John Coltrane, Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, and Robert Palmer.

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Among people born in 1952, Gary Moore ranks 34. Before him are Bell hooks, Jeff Goldblum, Hun Sen, Merrick Garland, Sammo Hung, and Anneliese Michel. After him are Ryuichi Sakamoto, Larry Fink, Péter Erdő, Oleg Blokhin, Jacques Audiard, and Dominique Mamberti. Among people deceased in 2011, Gary Moore ranks 30. Before him are Annie Girardot, Flórián Albert, John McCarthy, Ramiz Alia, Ralph M. Steinman, and Dennis Ritchie. After him are Sidney Lumet, Maria Schneider, Necmettin Erbakan, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Manfred Gerlach, and Christa Wolf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Moore ranks 596 out of 8,785. Before him are Margot Fonteyn (1919), William Byrd (1543), Alexander Pope (1688), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Christopher Nolan (1970), and Richard Williamson (1940). After him are Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Thomas Carlyle (1795), William Oughtred (1574), Tim Curry (1946), and Charles Dance (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Gary Moore ranks 32. Before him are Richard Wright (1943), Richard Hughes (1975), Dave Murray (1956), Charlie Watts (1941), Adrian Smith (1957), and Sid Vicious (1957). After him are Mike Oldfield (1953), Robert Palmer (1949), Nick Mason (1944), Angus Young (1955), John Bonham (1948), and John Dowland (1563).

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