Gary Moore

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One of rock′s most underrated guitarists (both from a technical and compositional point of view).
Born on April 4, 1952, in Belfast, Ireland, Moore became interested in guitar during the ′60s, upon discovering such blues-rock masters as Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and perhaps his biggest influence of all, Fleetwood Mac′s Peter Green.
After relocating to Dublin, Moore joined a local rock group called Skid Row, which featured a young singer by the name of Phil Lynott, who would soon after leave the group to double up on bass and form Thin Lizzy. Skid Row persevered, however, eventually opening a show for Moore′s heroes, Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, and making such an impression on the veteran group that Green personally requested their manager help secure Skid Row a recording contract with CBS (in addition, Green sold Moore one of his most-used guitars, a maple 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, which would become Moore′s primary instrument).
In 1972 Moore formed his own outfit, the Gary Moore Band, for which the guitarist also served as vocalist. But after the trio′s debut album, 1973′s Grinding Stone, sunk without a trace, Moore hooked up once more with ex-bandmate Lynott in Thin Lizzy.
Fed up with the pressure to pen hit singles and tired of his metallic musical direction, Moore returned to his blues roots for 1990's Still Got the Blues, the most renowned and best-selling release of his career, as the album featured such special guests as Albert Collins, Albert King, and George Harrison.
Gary Moore dies in Spain on the 6th february 2011.