Kev Moore (born 20 May 1958) is an English bass player and vocalist. Formerly with
Tubeless Hearts, he played with English pop band
Christie from 1990 to 2003, and was featured in Graham Oliver's
Saxon
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on two European tours, before other commitments resulted in John Ward taking over vocal duties for the resulting
Oliver/Dawson Saxon
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CD releases. Nevertheless, he appeared on Graham Oliver's solo album ''End of an Era'' returning the favour after Oliver appeared on Tubeless Hearts' ''
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'' CD.
Since 1998 he has been an occasional member of
The Gonads, the punk band founded in the mid-1970s by journalist
Garry Bushell
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, touring America and appearing on the albums ''
Back and Barking'' and ''
Schiz-oi-phrenia'' in addition to two videos of songs from the yet-to-be-released third Gonads album featured on the
Bushell on the Box DVD
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As of 2005, Moore has been lead vocalist and bassist with
BC Sweet, the band founded by
Sweet
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vocalist, the late
Brian Connolly
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.
In 2009, he toured again with
Christie with a string of dates commencing in Germany.
January 2009 saw the recording and digital download release of "Derby Pride", a new song for
Derby County Football Club
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, which was scheduled for release as a CD single in Spring 2009.
In May 2009, Christie reconvened as the 1990 line-up for rehearsals and to begin a reunion European tour with dates through December.
In 2012, he joined the re-formed Danish metal band
Witch Cross appearing at the Keep it True festival in Germany. Subsequently, he co-wrote the band's 2013 follow up to their 1984 debut, entitled ''
Axe to Grind''
Discography
Album releases of note
*(1992) featuring Christie: ''
Absence of Time''
*(1994) Tubeless Hearts: ''
Three
3 is a number, numeral, and glyph.
3, three, or III may also refer to:
* AD 3, the third year of the AD era
* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
Books
* '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...
''
*(1994) featuring Christie: ''Thommy’s Christmas Party''
*(1999) The Gonads: ''Back and Barking''
*(2001) Graham Oliver: ''End of an Era''
*(2001) The Gonads: ''Schiz-oi-phrenia''
*(2013) Witch Cross: ''Axe to Grind''
*(2014) featuring Witch Cross: ''Harder than Steel''
*(2014) Steve Bonham: ''Songsmith'' (bass)
*(2016) Paidarion Finlandia Project: ''Two Worlds Encounter''
Independent releases
*(1982) Tubeless Hearts: ''Telephone/Paperback Romance''
*(1990) Tubeless Hearts: ''6 from 3''
*(1997) Dedication: ''Under The Covers''
*(2006) Kev Moore: ''The Classic Collection''
*(2006) Kev Moore: ''Stars over Desert Springs'' EP
*(2006) Kev Moore: ''One Moore Reggae for the Road''
*(2009) Kev Moore: ''Derby Pride'', ''The Co-Op Cow'', ''The Turre Stomp'' (as digital download)
*(2009) Kev Moore: ''Fan Fayre for the Commons people'' CD album
*(2010) Kev Moore: ''The Long Walk Home'' - Digital Download only
*(2011) Kev Moore: ''Blue Odyssey''
References
External links
All about Kev Moore's MusicThe website for JEFF CHRISTIE and his music
Ex-pat pens song for Clough
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1958 births
Living people
English bass guitarists
English male guitarists
Male bass guitarists