Nicky Moore
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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.
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". 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.
Samson (band)
Samson was a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick , who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a...
. He replaced Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
who left the band to join Iron Maiden in 1982. Moore left Samson
Samson (band)
Samson was a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick , who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a...
in the late 80s and rejoined in the late 90s.
After his initial departure from Samson
Samson (band)
Samson was a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick , who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a...
, Moore sang in the band Mammoth, which also featured former Gillan
Gillan
Gillan was a rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan.-History:In 1978 Ian Gillan had become dissatisfied with the jazz fusion style of his band called the Ian Gillan Band and dissolved it, retaining only keyboard player Colin Towns, and formed a new band entitled Gillan...
bassist John McCoy
John McCoy (musician)
John McCoy is a British bass guitarist who is best known for his work with Ian Gillan and Mammoth as well as numerous other bands and sessions since the late 1960s. He currently plays in British rock trio Guy McCoy Torme with former Gillan/Ozzy guitarist Bernie Torme and Bruce Dickinson/Sack Trick...
. Mammoth released two albums before splitting up in 1989.
In 2006, Moore teamed up with former Nazareth
Nazareth (band)
Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...
guitarist Manny Charlton
Manny Charlton
Manny Charlton is notable for being a founding member of and the lead guitarist for the Scottish hard rock band, Nazareth from 1968 to 1990.-Charlton with Nazareth:...
and three musicians from the Swedish band Locomotive Breath
Locomotive Breath
"Locomotive Breath" is a song by the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull from their 1971 album, Aqualung. It is notable for a long bluesy piano introduction and its flute solo by rock flute virtuoso Ian Anderson...
to record an album under the band name "From Behind". The band performed at the Sweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since 6 June 1992. While having a clear rock/metal focus, the festival is noted for its diversity across these genres, having featured southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet to death metal legends like Obituary.The first...
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
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
listeners in the year 2000.
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)
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)
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
- Electric SunElectric SunElectric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums between 1979 and 1985....
- Beyond The Astral Skies (1985, background vocals on "The Night The Master Comes") - Gerry RaffertyGerry RaffertyGerald "Gerry" Rafferty was a Scottish singer songwriter best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Days Gone Down", "Night Owl", "Get It Right Next Time", and with the band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Rafferty was born into a working-class family in...
- On A Wing And A PrayerOn a Wing and a PrayerOn a Wing and a Prayer is the seventh studio album by Gerry Rafferty. He asked his friend Joe Egan to collaborate on some of the album's songs, some of which were new renditions of Stealers Wheel-era songs.- Track listing :...
(1993, background vocals) - Spearfish - Back For The Future (Guest vocals on "In The GhettoIn the Ghetto"In the Ghetto" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1969. It was written by Mac Davis and made famous by Elvis Presley who had a major comeback hit with the song in 1969. It was released in 1969 as a 45 rpm single with "Any Day Now" as the flip side...
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Contributions
- Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The CityAin't No Love in the Heart of the City"Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" is a 1974 R&B song written by Michael Price and Dan Walsh and first recorded by Bobby "Blue" Bland for the ABC Dunhill album Dreamer. While Bland scored a minor hit with the song, landing in the top ten of the R&B charts, it is perhaps best known through...
(Included on various compilations) - And That Ain't All (Included on various compilations)
- Gimme All Your Lovin'Gimme All Your Lovin'"Gimme All Your Lovin" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. The song was released as the album's first single in 1983 ....
(Included on "Gimme All Your Top - A Tribute To ZZ TopZZ TopZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
") - Honky Tonk WomenHonky Tonk Women"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Released as a single on 4 July 1969 in the UK and a week later in the US, it topped the charts in both nations.-Inspiration and Recording:...
(Included on "A Tribute To The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
") - Is This LoveIs This Love (Whitesnake song)"Is This Love" is a song by the English hard rock band Whitesnake. The song is taken from their self-titled album, which released in 1987.The song was written by vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes during the albums early writing process , but it was long rumored that the song had...
(Included on various compilations) - Let Me Be Your Dog (Included on "Another Hair Of The DogHair of the Dog (song)"Hair of the Dog" is the title track of Nazareth's 1975 album Hair of the Dog. It is sometimes called "Son of a Bitch" because of the repeated lyric in the hook . The title is a pun on the refrain...
- A Tribute To NazarethNazareth (band)Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...
") - Only You Can Rock Me (Included on "Only UFOUFO (band)UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
Can Rock Me - A Tribute To UFOUFO (band)UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...
") - Ruby Tuesday (Included on "A Tribute To The Rolling StonesThe Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
") - Tonight's The NightTonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"Tonight's the Night " is a song by Rod Stewart, recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song became his second US chart topper, peaked at #5 in UK, #3 in Australia and charted well in other parts of the world as well...
(Included on various compilations) - Whiskey In The JarWhiskey in the Jar"Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous Irish traditional song, set in the southern mountains of Ireland, with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in county Kerry. It is about a Rapparee , who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed...
(Included on "Top Musicians Play Thin LizzyThin LizzyThin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
") - You Wear It Well (Included on various compilations)