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Interview with new frontman for Thin Lizzy, Ricky Warwick. Discussions center around Thin Lizzy, tour dates and Warwick's solo work. Includes 2 songs, one from 1976 "The Boys Are Back In Town" off the bands commercially successful "Jailbreak" album, and the other, a personal favorite of Ricky's called, "Do Anything You Want To".
AIR TIME: 24 Minutes.
TUNE IN TO RICKY WARWICK HERE: http://the-big-rock-show.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-22T05_27_29-07_00Interview with new frontman for Thin Lizzy, Ricky Warwick. Discussions center around... more
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The renowned rock guitarist Gary Moore has died in a hotel room in Spain.
Mr Moore, 58, was originally from Belfast and was a former member of the legendary Irish group Thin Lizzy.
Adam Parsons, who manages Thin Lizzy, told the BBC that Mr Moore had died in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Mr Moore was originally drafted into Thin Lizzy by its singer Phil Lynott. He later gained acclaim for his solo work and was a former member of the Irish group Skid Row.
The Northern Ireland guitarist was only 16 when he moved from Belfast to Dublin in 1969, to join Skid Row, which featured Lynott as lead vocalist.
He was later brought into Thin Lizzy by Lynott to replace the departing Eric Bell, another guitarist from Northern Ireland.
Mr Bell told the BBC on Sunday he was still "in shock" at Mr Moore's death.
"I still can't believe it," he said.
"He was so robust, he wasn't a rock casualty, he was a healthy guy.
Parisienne Walkways
"He was a superb player and a dedicated musician."
Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy said it been a pleasure to share a stage with Mr Moore.
"Playing with Gary during the Black Rose era was a great experience, he was a great player and a great guy," he said.
"I will miss him."
Niall Stokes, the editor of the Irish music magazine, Hot Press, described Mr Moore as a "genius".
The lead guitarist received critical acclaim for his work on the 1974 Thin Lizzy album, Nightlife, but would never be constrained by the music group format.
A year earlier, he had released his first solo album Grinding Stone and his virtuoso playing was to make him a recognised artist in his own right.
Although returning to Thin Lizzy briefly in the late 1970s, his solo work cotinued to garner interest and he also enjoyed UK chart success with Lynott, via singles Parisienne Walkways and Out In The Fields.
Throughout his career, Gary Moore was to embrace a range of genres including blues, metal and hard rock.
He performed on stage with a range of major artists and released 20 studio albums.The renowned rock guitarist Gary Moore has died in a hotel room in Spain.
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Susanna Karolina Wallumroed, from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, performs her version of Thin Lizzy’s 1976 hit “Jailbreak” in this video clip from Observer Music Monthly. Artistic reinterpretations of rock songs on solo piano are often cool, but not so much in this case, IMHO. Compare and contrast Susanna’s version with the original...Susanna Karolina Wallumroed, from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, performs her... more
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Our tournament to decide on the greatest band in history continues. In this pod, Bob Marley faces Joe Walsh, Joe Jackson, the many faces of Luke Haines and Thin Lizzy.Our tournament to decide on the greatest band in history continues. In this pod, Bob... more
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A German court has ordered former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore to pay damages after ruling the guitar solo in his 1990 hit "Still Got the Blues" had been plagiarized from a German song written in 1974.
A court in the southern city of Munich said on Wednesday the solo in Moore's song was too similar to the one in "Nordrach" by the band Jud's Gallery not to have been copied -- even though the German song was not available on record at the time.A German court has ordered former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore to pay damages after... more
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