Gary Moore is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 4, 1952 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Powerhouse blues and rock guitarist who played with groups like Skid Row and Thin Lizzy and worked with such artists as Greg Lake.
His music was influenced by that of Elvis Presley.
Another guitar Moore was associated with was a red 1961 Fender Stratocaster which Moore had purchased in 1981. The guitar was almost sold to Greg Lake who had rejected it because it was not pristine. The Red Strat is also known as the Pink Strat and was extensively used by Moore on Corridors of Power along with many other recording sessions. The Red Strat was used at many live performances, most notably at the Fender 50th Anniversary show held at Wembley Arena, North London in 2004 when Moore performed Jimi Hendrix’s song “Red House”. The neck pickup was rewound by pickup maker Seymour Duncan in 1998. Fender Guitars launched a custom shop tribute replica of the Red Strat in 2016, which was undertaken by Fender master builder John Cruz.
In 1968, at the young age of 16, and after Moore had performed with a number of Belfast-based bands, he moved to Dublin, with his father’s permission, after being asked to join Skid Row (Irish band). Moore’s greatest influence in the early days was English guitarist Peter Green from Fleetwood Mac who became a mentor to Moore while performing in Dublin.
He was married in 1985 and had two sons: Jack and Gus. In 1997, he started living with his partner Jo, an artist.
