Gary Moore (born April 4, 1952 as Robert William Gary Moore in Belfast, Northern Ireland; died February 6, 2011 in Malaga, Spain) is acknowledged as one of the finest guitarists to have originated in Ireland. In a career dating back to the 1960s he has played with bands including
Thin Lizzy,
Colosseum II,
Greg Lake and
Skid Row as well as having a successful solo career. Moore started performing from a young age and got his first good guitar at the age of 14.