Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues , blues rock , hard rock , heavy metal and jazz fusion. Influenced by Peter Green and Eric Clapton , Moore began his career in the late s when he joined Skid Row , with whom he released two albums. Moore began his solo career in the s and achieved major success with 's " Parisienne Walkways ", which is considered his signature song. During the s, he transitioned into playing hard rock and heavy metal with varying degrees of international success.
In , he returned to his roots with Still Got the Blues , which became the most successful album of his career. Moore continued to release new music throughout his later career, collaborating with other artists from time to time. He died on 6 February from a heart attack while on holiday in Spain. Moore was often described as a virtuoso and has been cited as an influence by many other guitar players.
He was voted as one of the greatest guitarists of all time on respective lists by Total Guitar and Louder. Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof said that "without question, [Moore] was one of the great Irish bluesmen". Later Moore was honoured by Gibson and Fender with several signature model guitars. It first sparked the younger Robert's interest in music, he credits his father with starting him in music by giving him the opportunity to perform. The older Robert bought his son his first guitar, a second-hand Framus acoustic, when Moore was 10 years old.
Though left-handed, the younger Robert learned to play the instrument right-handed. A year later, his parents separated. At the time, the group were fronted by vocalist Phil Lynott. He and Moore soon became friends and shared a bedsit in Ballsbridge , a neighborhood in the southern part of Dublin.
Snake and I went and trademarked the name, and there was no problem. After the departure of guitarist Eric Bell , Moore was recruited to help finish the band's ongoing tour in early The song was later included on Thin Lizzy's fourth album Nightlife. He left Thin Lizzy in April Moore took his place once again, this time for long enough to record the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend , which was released in The record was a success, being certified gold in the UK.
