It's Time I Was Moving On

Sad news today, February 6th in our year 2011 To "The Great Gig in the Sky" sell out in Heaven My favourite blues rock guitarist, Mr Irish Gary Moore Joins the "Midnight Blues, "Too Tired" no more will he tour At fourteen years of age he received his first guitar Like many budding rockers aspirations to be a rock star The Beatles, Elvis Presley and the amazing Albert King Heavily influenced this left hander, who made his right hand sing As he grew past his teens, the genre he'd enter would mean The likes of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Hendrix, now he's seen Blues Rock it was to be, when Peter Green caught his ear If you grew up with this maestro, you'll know his career It started way back, way back in 1969 Skid Row, from Dublin he joined, as the music industry would find This is where his association began, with Lynott, bassist extraordinaire Many nights sharing the blues, this two Irishmen would share His solo career just grew and grew, then into Thin Lizzy he would blend Sharing the Black Rose stage with Phil his Irish friend The blues became his life, with two Albert's who'd share his stage Guesting with his 'Midnight Blues Band' many a jam they would engage I now close my humble tribute, for he'll always be in my heart On this day in Estepona, Spain, my hero in final depart http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/music-5.php