Nicholas Charles Moore (21 June 1947 – 3 August 2022) was an English blues,

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and heavy metal singer, who was best known as a member of the British band

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. He replaced Bruce Dickinson who left the band to join

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in 1982. Moore left Samson in the late 1980s and rejoined in the late 1990s. After his initial departure from Samson, Moore sang in the band

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, which also featured former Gillan bassist John McCoy. Mammoth released two albums before splitting up in 1989. In 2006, Moore teamed up with former Nazareth guitarist

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and three musicians from the Swedish band Locomotive Breath to record an album under the band name "From Behind". The band performed at the Sweden Rock Festival on 9 June 2006. From 1994, Moore worked 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. On 3 August 2022, Moore died at the age of 75 from

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Discography

Hackensack

*"Moving On" (Single with "River Boat" B-Side, 1972) *''Up the Hard Way'' (1974) *''Live – The Hard Way'' (Recorded in 1973, released in 1996) *''Give It Some'' (Recorded between 1969 & 1972, released in 1997) *''The Final Shunt'' (Recorded and released 2017 AACD074))

Tiger

*"Crazy" / "Bloody Blue Monday" (Single, 1975) *"I Am an Animal" (Single, 1975) *''Tiger'' (1976) *''Goin' Down Laughing'' (1976)

Samson

*"Life on the Run" (1982) (Single) *"Losing My Grip" (1982) (Single) *''Before the Storm'' (1982) *"Red Skies" (1982) (Single) *"Are You Ready" (1984) (Single) *''Don't Get Mad, Get Even'' (1984) *"The Fight Goes On" (1984) (Single) *''Thank You & Goodnight...'' (1985) (Live) *"No Turning Back" / "Reach Out To Love" (1984) (Single) *''Joint Forces'' (1986) *''Pillars of Rock'' (1990) (Compilation) *''The Masters'' (1998) (Compilation) *''Test of Time'' (1999) (Compilation and unreleased material) *''Past, Present & Future'' (1999) (Compilation) *''Wacken 2000 Special Report'' (2001) (V.A. DVD, live) *''Live in London 2000'' (2001) (Live) *''There & back'' (2001) (Compilation of unreleased versions, mixes & outtakes) *''Riding with the Angels – The Anthology'' (2002) (Compilation) *''P.S....'' (2006) *''Tomorrow & Yesterday'' (2006) (Compilation)

Mammoth

*''Fatman'' (EP, 1987) *"Can't Take the Hurt" (Single, 1987) *"All the Days" (Single, 1988) *''Mammoth'' (1989) *''XXXL'' (1997) *''The Collection'' (2001) (Compilation) *''Larger & Live'' (2003) (Compilation) *''Leftovers, Relics & Rarities'' (2007) (Compilation)

Mister Big Stuff

*??? (1994)

From Behind

*''Game Over'' (2006)

The Nicky Moore Band

*''1981 The Year of the Lie'' *??? (Tape, ????) *??? (Tape, ????)

Nicky Moore's Blues Corporation

*''Just Got Back'' (1994) *''Holding On'' (1995) *''Take Me Home'' (1997) *''300 Pounds of Joy'' (1999) *''Old, New, Borrowed & Blue'' (2000) *''Live'' (2001) *''Hog on a Log'' (2006) *''The Whale & the Waah!'' ''(TBA'')

Collaborations

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– ''Beyond the Astral Skies'' (1985, background vocals on "The Night the Master Comes") *

Gerry Rafferty Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947– 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in th ...

– ''

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'' (1993, background vocals) *Spearfish – ''Back for the Future'' (Guest vocals on "

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Contributions

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" (Included on various compilations) *"And That Ain't All" (Included on various compilations) *"

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" (Included on ''Gimme All Your Top – A Tribute to

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'') *"

Honky Tonk Women "Honky Tonk Women" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released as a non-album single on 4 July 1969 in the United Kingdom, and a week later in the United States (although a country version called "Country Honk" was ...

" (Included on "A Tribute to

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") *" Is This Love" (Included on various compilations) *"Let Me Be Your Dog" (Included on ''Another

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– A Tribute to Nazareth'') *"Only You Can Rock Me" (Included on ''Only

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Can Rock Me – A Tribute to

'') *" Ruby Tuesday" (Included on ''A Tribute to

'') *" Tonight's the Night" (Included on various compilations) *"

Whiskey in the Jar "Whiskey in the Jar" ( Roud 533) is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry. The song, about a rapparee ( highwayman) who is betrayed by his wife or lover, i ...

" (Included on ''Top Musicians Play

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'') *"You Wear It Well" (Included on various compilations)

References

External links

Nicky Moore at MySpace
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Nicky 1947 births 2022 deaths English heavy metal singers English male singers Samson (band) members Deaths from Parkinson's disease