“Empty Rooms” – Gary Moore Dies at 58

Gary Moore and Phil Lynott (uk.ask.com)

BBC announces that the famous guitarist Gary Moore has died on Sunday in a hotel room in Spain. Other sources confirm he died in his sleep while on holidays in the beautiful European country, in Estepona, on the Costa del Sol.

Robert William Gary Moore was born on April 4, 1952. He was originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, was 58 years old and was renowned around the globe for his solo pieces on guitar.

Moore began his singing career as a member of legendary Irish band Thin Lizzy, where he was drafted by Phil Lynott, the singer of the group.

His solos brought him acclaim pretty soon, and he became a member of another Irish group, Skid Row.

In 1969 he moved from Belfast to Dublin to sing with Skid Row, who had enlisted the services of Phil Lynott in the meantime.

Later, he came back to Thin Lizzy, where he replaced the famous guitarist Eric Bell.

According to the manager of Thin Lizzy, Moore died in the early hours on Sunday, provoking shock to those who had known him, given that he was a powerful and healthy person.

He was influenced by great guitarists such as Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, who was a mentor to him as he was performing in Dublin.

Gary Moore was less known to the American public but was loved in Europe, where his solos and his blues rock have accompanied generations of youths.

In his solo career he sang with Phil Lynott, the combination of his blues-based guitar with Lynott voice boosting “Parisienne Walkways” in the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart in 1979.

The most famous tunes he performed are “Parisienne Walkways,” in 1979, no. 8 in UK Singles Chart, “Empty Rooms,” 1985, no. 23, and the most renowned “Still Got the Blues,” 1990, no. 31.

Moore is considered the best singer of his generation and many say he was a genious player.