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L-R: Brian Robertson, Scott Gorham performing live onstage
Scott Gorham recalls his nerve-racking Thin Lizzy audition – and his first impressions of Brian Robertson

By Janelle Borg Published

Back in 1974, Thin Lizzy were auditioning a second guitarist to accompany their newest recruit: the 18-year-old Les Paul-wielding Brian Robertson

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Jack Moore & Gary Moore
Jack Moore on lessons learned from his father, Gary

By Phil Weller Published

Having one of the world’s most revered blues guitarists for a dad meant Jack Moore couldn’t get away with bad technique. And he learned that the hard way

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Guitarists Gary Moore and Phil Lynott on stage during a live concert performance by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, in April 1979
Eric Bell reveals the real reason why Gary Moore left Thin Lizzy

By Janelle Borg Published

Moore's stints with Thin Lizzy continue to inform the band's legacy

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Joe Bonamassa and Gary Moore: Bonamassa plays a '59 Les Paul Standard, wears a dark suit and shades, while this archive pick of the late Moore sees him embrace the '80s with a sleeveless red jacket and matching Strat.
Joe Bonamassa explains the soloing secrets of his hero Gary Moore – and says no Moore, no Bonamassa

By Joe Bonamassa Published

No Moore, no Bonamassa, says Joe, as he puts together four blazing solo ideas inspired by the late blues-rock force of nature

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(from left) Thin Lizzy's Brian Robertson, Phil Lynott, and Scott Gorham perform onstage
A guide to every guitarist who's played with Thin Lizzy

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

Thin Lizzy are tough enough for punks, heavy enough for metalheads, poetic enough for romantics – and their catchy riffs and licks have been played by some of the finest guitarists on earth

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Gary Moore performs onstage in Los Angeles, California in 1987
On Gary Moore's full-length tribute to Phil Lynott, Greeny took a backseat to Superstrats

By Harold Mac Wonderlea, Christine Rebmann Published

On his own after a number of short-lived bands and the death of his friend, Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott, the late guitar hero ditched the ‘hard rock’ sound he'd grown tired of for something with more modern ingredients

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Plans are in place for a Gary Moore statue to be erected in Belfast

By Janelle Borg Published

The announcement comes just weeks after the statue of another iconic guitarist, Rory Gallagher, was unveiled in the city

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Jack Moore and Joe Bonamassa perform on stage in a tribute to Jack's father Gary Moore, as part of the Sunflower Jam charity, supporting the integration of conventional and complimentary therapy, at Royal Albert Hall on July 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom
Gary Moore's son pays homage Thin Lizzy's dual guitar sound on his debut solo single

By Janelle Borg Published

Jack Moore shares that the track was written while he was touring Europe paying tribute to his father's blues legacy

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Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley on being warned off Ritchie Blackmore, the greatness of Gary Moore – and pairing-up with Randy Rhoads

By Andrew Daly Published

Born to be a bassist, he was warned against working with Rainbow and Sabbath alumni, but did it anyway. And his only regret is the ever-looming cloud over his celebrated work with Ozzy Osbourne

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A black and white image of an open-shirted Pat Travers playing a Gibson double cut onstage in 1978
Pat Travers on his chemistry with Pat Thrall, punk and EVH’s ‘70s arrival and Snortin’ Whiskey

By Joe Bosso Published

The Canadian-born virtuoso discusses the rise and fall of the Pat Travers Band, witnessing the U.K. punk revolution and the riotous roots of Snortin’ Whiskey

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