Kev Moore
Encyclopedia
Kev Moore is a Bass Player
and Lead Vocalist
. Formerly with Tubeless Hearts, he played with English pop band Christie
from 1990 to 2003, and was featured in Graham Oliver
’s Saxon
on two European tours, before other commitments resulted in John Ward taking over vocal duties for the resulting Oliver/Dawson Saxon
CD releases. Nevertheless, he appeared on Graham Oliver’s solo album End of an Era returning the favour after Oliver appeared on Tubeless Hearts' Three CD.
Since 1998 he has been an occasional member of The Gonads, the punk band founded in the mid-seventies by journalist Garry Bushell
, touring America and appearing on the albums Back and Barking and Schiz-oi-phrenia in addition to two videos of songs from the yet-to-be-released third Gonads album featured on the Bushell on the Box DVD
.
As of 2005, Moore has been lead vocalist and bassist with BC Sweet, the band originally founded by Sweet
vocalist, the late Brian Connolly
.
In 2009 he toured again with Christie
with a string of dates commencing in Germany.
January 2009 saw the recording and digital download release of "Derby Pride", a new song for Derby County Football Club
, which was scheduled for release as a CD single in Spring 2009.
May 2009: Christie reconvened as the 1990 line-up for rehearsals and to begin a reunion European tour with dates through December.
Bass Player
Bass player can refer to:*Bass Player , an album by Rhombus*Bass Player , a magazine for bassists*Bassist, or bass player, a musician who plays the bass guitar...
and Lead Vocalist
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
. Formerly with Tubeless Hearts, he played with English pop band Christie
Christie (band)
Christie were an English rock band formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single, "Yellow River" released in 1970.-Career:...
from 1990 to 2003, and was featured in Graham Oliver
Graham Oliver
Graham Oliver is an English guitarist.-Career:He played with the heavy metal band Saxon from 1977 to 1994. After leaving the band he initially reformed his old band Son of a Bitch with former Saxon bassist Steve Dawson and drummer Pete Gill...
’s Saxon
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
on two European tours, before other commitments resulted in John Ward taking over vocal duties for the resulting Oliver/Dawson Saxon
Oliver/Dawson Saxon
Oliver/Dawson Saxon is an English heavy metal band formed in 1995 by former members of Saxon, guitarist Graham Oliver and bassist Steve Dawson.-Oliver/Dawson Saxon :...
CD releases. Nevertheless, he appeared on Graham Oliver’s solo album End of an Era returning the favour after Oliver appeared on Tubeless Hearts' Three CD.
Since 1998 he has been an occasional member of The Gonads, the punk band founded in the mid-seventies by journalist Garry Bushell
Garry Bushell
Garry Bushell is an English newspaper columnist, rock music journalist, television presenter, author and political activist. Bushell also sings in the Oi! band The Gonads and manages the New York City Oi! band Maninblack. Bushell's recurring themes are comedy, country and class...
, touring America and appearing on the albums Back and Barking and Schiz-oi-phrenia in addition to two videos of songs from the yet-to-be-released third Gonads album featured on the Bushell on the Box DVD
DVD
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.
As of 2005, Moore has been lead vocalist and bassist with BC Sweet, the band originally founded by Sweet
Sweet (band)
Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first...
vocalist, the late Brian Connolly
Brian Connolly
Brian Francis Connolly was a Scottish musician, best known as the lead singer of the British rock band, Sweet.-Early life:...
.
In 2009 he toured again with Christie
Christie (band)
Christie were an English rock band formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single, "Yellow River" released in 1970.-Career:...
with a string of dates commencing in Germany.
January 2009 saw the recording and digital download release of "Derby Pride", a new song for Derby County Football Club
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, which was scheduled for release as a CD single in Spring 2009.
May 2009: Christie reconvened as the 1990 line-up for rehearsals and to begin a reunion European tour with dates through December.
Album releases of note
- (1992) featuring Christie: Absence of TimeAbsence of Time"Absence of Time" was an album designed to capture the classic feel of the bands who established a new genre of music over the last decades.- Track listing :1. San Bernadino CHRISTIE2. Sugar Baby Love THE RUBETTES3. Silence Is Golden THE TREMELOES...
- (1994) Tubeless Hearts: ThreeThree (Tubeless Hearts album)THREE is a British AOR release by former and current members of Graham Oliver's Saxon and Christie.- Track listing :All music composed by Kev Moore and Adrian 'Fos' Foster, all lyrics written by Moore.# "Shackled to Your Heart"...
- (1994) featuring Christie: Thommy’s Christmas Party
- (1999) The Gonads: Back and Barking
- (2001) Graham Oliver: End of an Era
- (2001) The Gonads: Schiz-oi-phrenia
Independent releases
- (1982) Tubeless Hearts: Telephone/Paperback Romance
- (1990) Tubeless Hearts: 6 from 3
- (1997) Dedication: Under The Covers
- (2006) Kev Moore: The Classic Collection
- (2006) Kev Moore: Stars over Desert Springs EP
- (2006) Kev Moore: One Moore Reggae for the Road
- (2009) Kev Moore: Derby Pride, The Co-Op Cow, The Turre Stomp (as digital download)
- (2009) Kev Moore: Fan Fayre for the Commons people CD album
- (2010) Kev Moore: The Long Walk Home - Digital Download only http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/55546?refuid=733278
- (2011) Kev Moore: Blue Odysseyhttp://mooremusic.biz
Sources
- http://www.goodaboom.com/
- http://www.yellowriver.0catch.com/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2009/01/13/kev_moore_clough_song_2009_feature.shtml