G.T. Moore
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| Background information | |
| Born |
2 May 1949 Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Reggae, folk, roots music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | Late 1960s–present |
| Labels | Charisma, Dawn, Decca, |
| Website | gtmooremusic |
Gerald Thomas "G.T." Moore (born 2 May 1949) is an English singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist with a recording career that stretches back to the early seventies. Recording and performing with numerous acclaimed artists such as : Jimmy Cliff, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Thin Lizzy, Johnny Nash and artists like Joan Baez,Airto Moreira covering his songs.
Moore was born in Reading, Berkshire, England. Moore started playing about the age of 14 at the English Martyrs Youth Club, Tilehurst. The first band was called The Missing Links but they quickly changed the name to The Muddy Waters and eventually stayed with the name: The Delta Sound. The Delta Sound evolved along with the British scene from Chicago blues to soul. At the end The Delta Sound had a large brass line-up. And when The Memphis Gents singer, Malcolm Webster became sick Moore was asked to replace him temporarily but soon became the permanent singer of one of the top Reading bands. Most of the band members went to the same school as Moore, Ashmead. After moving to Maidenhead to go to Art School and later to London, Moore experimented with his own solo band. His first solo recording was 'I Wouldn't Mind' on the folk blues compilation 'Firepoint' released in 1969.
In this same period Moore met Roy Apps and Tony Pook and Heron at the Maidenhead folk club, at the Dolphin. Heron line-up moved around in this period and included Robert Collins, Tony Brummle Smith and Martin Hayward. Producer and manager Peter Eden was brought to see the band and with a new album planned Steve Jones was brought in to bolster the sound. Their first album is most notable for the fact that all the music was actually recorded outdoors in a field by the River Thames. In 1971 they got in to Pye Studios for their first studio recording, a maxi single with a version of Bob Dylan's 'Hobo'. The second album was released as a double album at the price of one. Like the first album, it was again recorded outdoors, this time outside a Devon country cottage, which gives the album a unique atmosphere. This album shows a greater variety of musical styles compared to the debut album. But still the acoustic folk-style is predominant mixed with some more rocking tunes.
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