Gary Moore

Background information
Birth name	Robert William Gary Moore
Born	April 4, 1952
Born place	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Died	February 6, 2011
Death place	Estepona, Spain
Genre(s)	Blues Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal Blues Jazz Fusion
Years active	1969—2011
Associated acts	Thin Lizzy Phil Lynott Skid Row (Irish band) Colosseum II Greg Lake Bruce-Baker-Moore
Website	Website

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The Verve Split Up For A Third Time

August 12, 2009

Reports are circulating that Britpop survivors The Verve have split up for a third time.

The Sunday Mirror reports that a “source” said that rest of the band had become increasingly distanced from singer Richard Ashcroft. "As far as Nick and Simon are concerned the Verve no longer exists... they think Richard was just using the reunion as a vehicle to get his solo career on track”, the source reported.

Guitarist Nick McCabe had previously announced that the band were on 'holiday' in a blog entry on his Myspace page in April. "The Verve seem to be on holiday and show no sign of not being on holiday”, he wrote.

McCabe and bass player Simon Jones have also formed a new band, The Black Ships, with the recording of their debut album already well under way.

The band has split up twice before, initially in 1996 and then in 1999. However, the Wigan band reformed in 2007, releasing an album 'Forth' and headlined the Glastonbury Festival the following year.

(by Andrew Almond)

The Verve Split Up For A Third Time

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