Gerald Thomas Moore (born 2 May 1949) is an English singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist with a recording career that stretches back to the early 1970s. Moore recorded and performed with numerous musicians such as Jimmy Cliff, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Thin Lizzy, Johnny Nash, and Joan Baez,[1] and Airto Moreira covered 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. When The Memphis Gents singer, Terry 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.
Heronedit
In this same period Moore met Roy Apps and Tony Pook at the Dolphin folk club in Maidenhead, and with them formed the band Heron. Heron's 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.
G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitarsedit
In the spring of 1973 a new reggae band was formed, 'G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars'. The line-up included Tom Whyte, Martin Hayward, Malcolm Mortimore, Tony Hannaford, Tom Robinson and Tim Jones. But there were several variations of their band with guest musicians like John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, Steve Holley and Tony Braunagel. At some point they had two drummers, congas and a three-piece brass section. They started off on the Pub Rock circuit but grew fastly to eventually play gigs all over the country and in Europe. Moore signed to the Charisma label and released two albums: G.T. Moore & The Reggae Guitars (1974) and Reggae Blue (1975)[2] and five 7" singles.[3] Attracting both white and black fans touring with Jimmy Cliff, Betty Wright, Thin Lizzy and Dr Feelgood. An American launch was set up and a mix of live and studio material was released in America but shortly after, in 1977, the band split up. A third studio album was recorded but never got released. Later in 1979 Airto Moreira did a Brazilian cover of Move It on Up. In 1985 he covered this again but now with Flora Purim.
Session workedit
After the split up, Moore focused on session work. He went to America to play on Johnny Nash's 'Tears on My Pillow'. It is there he met Tony Braunagel and Terry Wilson, with whom he later formed 'The Rhythm Tramps'. They played almost exclusively in Europe, mainly Amsterdam.
Eventually Moore started living in Amsterdam. It's there he met Henk Targowski, who was then working at the famous coffeeshop De Melkweg. Henk was the former of 'Black Star Liner', a distribution company and record label with the purpose of releasing Jamaica's best producers. Recently visiting Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Targowski had to find session players for his new Upsetters album, so he asked Moore and some of the Rhythm Tramps to audition. The audition went well. The album would be recorded in Lee Perry's Black Ark Studios in Kingston so a trip to Jamaica was set up. Musicians added to the entourage included former Rhythm Tramps keyboardist James Lascelles and saxophonist Bud Beadle, a former member of Geno Washington's Ram Jam Band. While they were there the situation became chaotic and it took a while before they started recording the album but still constantly music was played with or without Perry. Many other musicians like Joe Higgs, Rico Rodriguez, Max Romeo, Dwight Pickney would come to the studio. Meanwhile, Moore was also doing sessions with Zap Pow at Harry J's and with Sly & Robbie at Channel One. Back in Europe he did some session work on Poly Styrene's album 'Translucence'.
In the early and mid 1970s, he also played on most of Shusha Guppy's studio albums. Together they were responsible for the soundtrack to the 1976 documentary film People Of The Wind.[4] The following year, the film was nominated for the Best Documentary FeatureOscar and also for a Golden Globe.[5] The film follows the annual migration of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes in southern Iran. The soundtrack was later released on vinyl in the US.
Selected discographyedit
Collaborationsedit
G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars – G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars (1974)
G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars – I'm Still Waiting / Judgement Day 7" (1974) [CB 236]
G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars – Reggae Blue (1975)
G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars – Reggae Reggae / Otis Blue 7" (1975) [CB 263]
G.T. Moore & Shusha – People of the Wind Soundtrack (1977) [CRS 1001]
G.T. Moore and The Outsiders – You're The One 7" (1981) [PP 016]
G.T. Moore & The Goldmaster Allstars – Alpha (2011) [GMCD004]
G.T. Moore & The Lost Ark Band – Seek The Kingdom First (2013) [LAMCD001]
Soloedit
Gerald Thomas Moore – Song of America / Wake Up 7"(1972/1973) [UK17]
G.T. Moore – Utopia 7" (1980) [BSL005]
G.T. Moore – Meets the High Tech Roots Dynamics at Channel One UK (1993) [JW011-L]
G.T. Moore – Turn Israel 10" (1995) [JW-016TS]
G.T. Moore - Ganja Flower - Jah Works 10" (2002) JW033TI
G.T. Moore – Herb of Africa / Secret Love 12" (2009) [JW041T]
G.T Moore - Utopia b/w G.T Moore - Utopia Dub - Partial Records 7" - PRTL7012 (2014 reissue)
G.T. Moore and The Lost Ark Band - Be True, Be True Dub b/w G.T. Moore and The Lost Ark Band - One Two Three Simple As Dub - PRTL12003 Partial Records 12" (2014)
G.T. Moore - Jerusalem b/w G.T. Moore - Solomon's Temple - Partial Records 7" - PRTL7024 (2015)
G.T. Moore - Ganja Flower EP Part One: Ganja Flower, Ganja Flower Dub, Divided City b/w Divided City Dub, New Day. New Day Dub - Partial Records 10" PRTL10008 (2016)
G.T. Moore - Ganja Flower EP Part Two: Heal the Blind, Heal the Blind Dub, Sound of the Ghetto b/w Sound of the Ghetto Dub, Turn Israel, Turn Israel Dub - Partial Records 10" PRTL10009 (2016)
G.T. Moore - Serengeti b/w G.T. Moore - Serengeti Dub - Partial Records 7" - PRTL7047 (2017)
G.T. Moore - The Harry J Sessions - Partial Records LP / CD - PRTLLP001 / PRTLCD001 (2018)
• G.T. Moore - Concrete Jungle - Partial Records 7” PRTLDP002 - one-sided 100 copies (2019)
G.T. Moore & Goldmaster All Stars - Alpha - Partial Records 10” - PRTL10024 (2020)
G.T. Moore - Jerusalem (Harry J Cut) b/w Mount Zion Dub - Partial Records 7” - PRTL7069 (2021)
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instrumentalist with a recording career that stretches back to the early 1970s Moore recorded and performed with numerous musicians such as Jimmy Cliff Lee Scratch Perry Thin Lizzy Johnny Nash and Joan Baez 1 and Airto Moreira covered his songs G T MooreBackground informationBirth nameGerald Thomas MooreBorn 1949 05 02 2 May 1949 age 74 Reading Berkshire EnglandGenresReggae folk roots musicOccupation s Musician songwriter producerInstrument s Vocals guitar pianoYears activeLate 1960s presentLabelsCharisma Dawn Decca Websitegtmooremusic wbr com Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Heron 3 G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars 4 Session work 5 Selected discography 5 1 Collaborations 5 2 Solo 5 3 Heron 5 4 Selected session work 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksEarly life and career editMoore 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 When The Memphis Gents singer Terry 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 Heron editIn this same period Moore met Roy Apps and Tony Pook at the Dolphin folk club in Maidenhead and with them formed the band Heron Heron s 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 G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars editIn the spring of 1973 a new reggae band was formed G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars The line up included Tom Whyte Martin Hayward Malcolm Mortimore Tony Hannaford Tom Robinson and Tim Jones But there were several variations of their band with guest musicians like John Rabbit Bundrick Steve Holley and Tony Braunagel At some point they had two drummers congas and a three piece brass section They started off on the Pub Rock circuit but grew fastly to eventually play gigs all over the country and in Europe Moore signed to the Charisma label and released two albums G T Moore amp The Reggae Guitars 1974 and Reggae Blue 1975 2 and five 7 singles 3 Attracting both white and black fans touring with Jimmy Cliff Betty Wright Thin Lizzy and Dr Feelgood An American launch was set up and a mix of live and studio material was released in America but shortly after in 1977 the band split up A third studio album was recorded but never got released Later in 1979 Airto Moreira did a Brazilian cover of Move It on Up In 1985 he covered this again but now with Flora Purim Session work editAfter the split up Moore focused on session work He went to America to play on Johnny Nash s Tears on My Pillow It is there he met Tony Braunagel and Terry Wilson with whom he later formed The Rhythm Tramps They played almost exclusively in Europe mainly Amsterdam Eventually Moore started living in Amsterdam It s there he met Henk Targowski who was then working at the famous coffeeshop De Melkweg Henk was the former of Black Star Liner a distribution company and record label with the purpose of releasing Jamaica s best producers Recently visiting Lee Scratch Perry Targowski had to find session players for his new Upsetters album so he asked Moore and some of the Rhythm Tramps to audition The audition went well The album would be recorded in Lee Perry s Black Ark Studios in Kingston so a trip to Jamaica was set up Musicians added to the entourage included former Rhythm Tramps keyboardist James Lascelles and saxophonist Bud Beadle a former member of Geno Washington s Ram Jam Band While they were there the situation became chaotic and it took a while before they started recording the album but still constantly music was played with or without Perry Many other musicians like Joe Higgs Rico Rodriguez Max Romeo Dwight Pickney would come to the studio Meanwhile Moore was also doing sessions with Zap Pow at Harry J s and with Sly amp Robbie at Channel One Back in Europe he did some session work on Poly Styrene s album Translucence In the early and mid 1970s he also played on most of Shusha Guppy s studio albums Together they were responsible for the soundtrack to the 1976 documentary film People Of The Wind 4 The following year the film was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar and also for a Golden Globe 5 The film follows the annual migration of the nomadic Bakhtiari tribes in southern Iran The soundtrack was later released on vinyl in the US Selected discography editCollaborations edit G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars 1974 G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars I m Still Waiting Judgement Day 7 1974 CB 236 G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars Reggae Blue 1975 G T Moore and the Reggae Guitars Reggae Reggae Otis Blue 7 1975 CB 263 G T Moore amp Shusha People of the Wind Soundtrack 1977 CRS 1001 G T Moore and The Outsiders You re The One 7 1981 PP 016 G T Moore amp The Goldmaster Allstars Alpha 2011 GMCD004 G T Moore amp The Lost Ark Band Seek The Kingdom First 2013 LAMCD001 Solo edit Gerald Thomas Moore Song of America Wake Up 7 1972 1973 UK17 G T Moore Utopia 7 1980 BSL005 G T Moore Meets the High Tech Roots Dynamics at Channel One UK 1993 JW011 L G T Moore Turn Israel 10 1995 JW 016TS G T Moore Ganja Flower Jah Works 10 2002 JW033TI G T Moore Herb of Africa Secret Love 12 2009 JW041T G T Moore Utopia b w G T Moore Utopia Dub Partial Records 7 PRTL7012 2014 reissue G T Moore and The Lost Ark Band Be True Be True Dub b w G T Moore and The Lost Ark Band One Two Three Simple As Dub PRTL12003 Partial Records 12 2014 G T Moore Jerusalem b w G T Moore Solomon s Temple Partial Records 7 PRTL7024 2015 G T Moore Ganja Flower EP Part One Ganja Flower Ganja Flower Dub Divided City b w Divided City Dub New Day New Day Dub Partial Records 10 PRTL10008 2016 G T Moore Ganja Flower EP Part Two Heal the Blind Heal the Blind Dub Sound of the Ghetto b w Sound of the Ghetto Dub Turn Israel Turn Israel Dub Partial Records 10 PRTL10009 2016 G T Moore Serengeti b w G T Moore Serengeti Dub Partial Records 7 PRTL7047 2017 G T Moore The Harry J Sessions Partial Records LP CD PRTLLP001 PRTLCD001 2018 G T Moore Concrete Jungle Partial Records 7 PRTLDP002 one sided 100 copies 2019 G T Moore amp Goldmaster All Stars Alpha Partial Records 10 PRTL10024 2020 G T Moore Jerusalem Harry J Cut b w Mount Zion Dub Partial Records 7 PRTL7069 2021 Heron edit See also Heron band Discography Heron 1970 DNLS 3010 Twice as Nice amp Half the Price 1971 DNLS 3025 The Best of Heron 1988 SEE CD 242 Upon Reflection The Dawn Anthology 2006 CMDDD 1432 Simple as One Two Three 2011 AIRNF 011 King s Road 2011 AIRPROMO 025 Selected session work edit Mike Cooper and the Machine Gun Co Places I Know 1971 DNLS 3026 Shusha From East To West 1974 UAS 29575 amp 1978 TGS 138 Johnny Nash Tears on My Pillow 1975 CBS 69148 6 Shusha Before the Deluge 1975 UAS 29879 Christopher Jones No More Range to Roam 1978 B0055TLQTU Lee Scratch Perry The Return of Pipecock Jackxon 1980 BSLP 9002 Poly Styrene Translucence 1980 UAG 30320 Wigbert Ticket in De Nachtkastla 1991 VR211723 Radical Dance Faction Wasteland 1991 EZ3V Brian Nelson Beautiful Losers 1995 FR4004 Goldmaster Allstars Dub Style 2007 GMCD0003 Congo Ashanti Roy amp Pura Vida Hard Road 2012 LAM002 References edit The Telegraph Natalya Gorbanevskaya Retrieved 2014 09 09 Discogs Reggae Guitars albums Retrieved 22 September 2014 45cat Reggae Guitars singles Retrieved 22 September 2014 Imdb People of the Wind crew and cast Retrieved 22 September 2014 Imdb People of the Wind awards Retrieved 22 September 2014 Allmusic Johnny Nash AllMusic Retrieved 2014 09 09Bibliography editPeople Funny Boy David Katz ISBN 9781846094439 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music Lincoln Abe Primettes ISBN 0 85112 939 0 The Virgin encyclopaedia of 70s music Colin Larkin ISBN 9781852279479 Electric Eden Rob Young ISBN 9780571237524 External links editOfficial website Relaxx co uk 45cat com Discogs com Discogs com Heron gb Goldmasterallstars com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G T Moore amp oldid 1172608452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
