Nicky Moore

Nicky Moore
Origin England
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, blues
Instruments Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Years active 1969 - present
Associated acts Hackensack
Tiger
Samson
Mammoth
From Behind
Blues Corporation

Nicky Moore is a vocalist who is best known as a former member of the British band Samson. He replaced Bruce Dickinson who left the band to join Iron Maiden in 1982. Moore left Samson in the late 80s and rejoined in the late 90s.

After his initial departure from Samson, Moore sang in the band Mammoth, which also featured former Gillan bassist John McCoy. Mammoth released two albums before splitting up in 1989.[1]

In 2006, Moore teamed up with former Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton and three musicians from the Swedish band Locomotive Breath to record an album under the band name "From Behind".[2] The band performed at the Sweden Rock Festival on 9 June 2006.

Since 1994, Moore has been working with his own band, Nicky Moore and the Blues Corporation, who were voted 'Top Live Blues Band' by BBC Radio 2 listeners in the year 2000.[3]

Contents

Discography

Hackensack

Tiger

Samson

Mammoth

Mister Big Stuff

From Behind

The Nicky Moore Band

1981 The Year Of The Lie

Nicky Moore's Blues Corporation

Collaborations

Contributions

References

  1. ^ http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/uk/mammoth Mammoth band details at www.musicmight.com, 2009
  2. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7101070 From Behind album review at CDUniverse.com, 2006
  3. ^ http://www.earlyblues.com/Interview%20-%20Nicky%20Moore.htm Interview with Nicky Moore by Alan White, 2010

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