Nicky Moore obit

Former SAMSON Singer NICKY MOORE Dead At 75

 

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Former SAMSON singer Nicky Moore has died at the age 75.

Moore passed away Wednesday morning (August 3) after battling Parkinson's Disease.

Moore's death was confirmed on his official Facebook page.

"It is with immense sadness and almost unbearably heavy hearts that we have to let you all know that Nicky — a man larger than life in body and spirit — has sadly passed away this morning," a statement reads. "A man that lived a thousand lifetimes in just one has decided he needed a rest. Rest well, dear friend. We will all miss you x".

Moore famously joined SAMSON as its lead singer in 1981 following the departure of Bruce Dickinson, who had left to join IRON MAIDEN. Moore left SAMSON in the late 1980s and rejoined in the late 1990s.

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 that same year.

Since 1994, Moore had 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.

Moore is survived by his sons Nick Jr. and Timmy.

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

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

Gerry Rafferty – On a Wing and a Prayer (1993, background vocals)

Spearfish – Back for the Future (Guest vocals on "In the Ghetto")

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 ZZ Top)

"Honky Tonk Women" (Included on "A Tribute to The Rolling Stones")

"Is This Love" (Included on various compilations)

"Let Me Be Your Dog" (Included on Another Hair of the Dog – A Tribute to Nazareth)

"Only You Can Rock Me" (Included on Only UFO Can Rock Me – A Tribute to UFO)

"Ruby Tuesday" (Included on A Tribute to The Rolling Stones)

"Tonight's the Night" (Included on various compilations)

"Whiskey in the Jar" (Included on Top Musicians Play Thin Lizzy)

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