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

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

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. He replaced

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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

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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

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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

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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 in 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)

From Behind

*''Game Over'' (2006)

The Nicky Moore Band

*"Year of the Lie" (Single, 1981)

Nicky Moore and The 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)

Collaborations

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

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– '' On a Wing and a Prayer'' (1993, background vocals) *Spearfish – ''Back for the Future'' (Guest vocals on "

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Contributions

*" Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Included on various compilations) *"And That Ain't All" (Included on various compilations) *" Gimme All Your Lovin'" (Included on ''Gimme All Your Top – A Tribute to

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'') *" Honky Tonk Women" (Included on "A Tribute to

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") *" Is This Love" (Included on various compilations) *"Let Me Be Your Dog" (Included on ''Another Hair of the Dog – A Tribute to

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

'') *" Tonight's the Night" (Included on various compilations) *" Whiskey in the Jar" (Included on ''Top Musicians Play

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

References

External links

Nicky Moore at MySpace
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