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Versatile guitarist, Gary Moore is a dab hand when it comes to the blues

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Gary Moore, born in Belfast in 1952, first picked up an acoustic at age eight. Like many other aspiring players at the time, Moore was influenced by the rock 'n' roll greats such as Elvis Presley and later on The Beatles. But when John Mayall's Bluesbreakers played in his home town, there was no going back.

Around this time, the teenage Moore got his first proper electric guitar and it wasn't too much longer until he was being celebrated as a prodigy. In fact, none other than Peter Green (then with Bluesbreakers and later on Fleetwood Mac) recognized the young player's potential and took him under his wing, selling him a '59 Gibson Les Paul (which he used on Need Your Love So Bad and Man Of The World) for a mere £200.

After meeting Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy in Dublin, Moore went on to play with him in Skid Row and Thin Lizzy.

He has since turned his hand to various styles, including a stint in the 70s playing jazz-rock with Colosseum II. Moore has also enjoyed a successful solo career playing tasteful rock and blues guitar.

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