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The sky was crying when Gary Moore passed away on 6th February 2011.nbsp From Thin Lizzy to Colosseum II, together with his solo hits lsquoParisienne Walkwaysrsquo and lsquoOut In The Fieldsrsquo, Gary influenced a whole generation of guitar players and guitar playing.The bass playerproducer Bob Daisley had played with Gary since the 1980s, and is known for suggesting to Gary that he should make a blues album the rest is history, lsquoStill Got The Bluesrsquo was an immense hit, followed by a series of classic modern blues albums. Bob, also known for his contributions to Rainbow and Ozzy Osbourne, was the driving force behind ldquoMoore Blues For Garyrdquo.ldquoIn my opinion, Gary was one of the best guitarists who ever livedrdquo, says Bob Daisley. ldquoIt was an honour for me to have worked with him and to have known him so well. When Gary passed away in 2011 the world lost one of the alltime greats. I donrsquot think that enough was said or done at the time to acknowledge the loss of such a great player so I took it upon myself to pay personal tribute to the man and record some new versions of his music, mostly from his blues catalogue.I asked many members of the Gary Moore family tree, and some other great players, to contribute to the project. The response was not only encouraging, but very moving. It seems that the name Gary Moore is also synonymous with the words lsquorespectrsquo, lsquohonourrsquo and lsquogreatnessrsquo. I didnrsquot set out to recreate anything that Gary had done, or to compete in any way, these arrangements and performances represent a lsquohats offrsquo to Gary and nothing more. Long live the memory of Robert William Gary Moore. Yes, he was anshyother lsquoBobrsquo something that I wasnrsquot aware of for all of those years that I worked with him. I feel such gratitude towards the people who contributed to this album and Irsquom honoured to have worked with them all.rdquoJohn Sykes exThin Lizzy, Whitesnake makes a triumphant return after a long absence with an uberemotional rendition of lsquoStill Got The Bluesrsquo, with the soulful vocals by Daniel Bowes Thunder complementing each other.lsquoParisienne Walkwaysrsquo is played by Steve Morse Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs and Ricky Warwick Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders, The Almighty, with the unlikely pair resulting in a miraculous chemistry.Garys friends are here his rocking keyboard guitar vocal sidekick Neil Carter sings lsquoEmpty Roomsrsquo, which he cowrote with Gary. Don Airey Deep Purple, Rainbow and Glenn Hughes Deep Purple had joined forces with Gary on numerous occasions, together with Eric Singer Kiss and Darrin Mooney Primal Scream. Brush Shiels, the leader of Garys first professional band Skid Row, also makes an appearance.Doug Aldrich Whitesnake, Dio, Steve Lukather Toto, Joe Lynn Turner Rainbow, Jeff Watson Night Ranger, Damon Johnson Black Star Riders, Alice Cooper and Stan Webb Chicken Shack also unsparingly pour all their emotions to show their appreciation to Gary.Garys sons Jack and Gus are also involved, playing guitar and singing on lsquoThis Ones For Yoursquo, showing that the lsquoBlood Of Emeraldsrsquo still runs their veins.During his blues days, Gary made two albums to thank the guitarists that made him who he was ldquoBlues For Greenyrdquo for Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, and ldquoBlues For Jimirdquo for Jimi Hendrix. Now this is his turn to be rewarded with an album full of love and respect.nbsp We still got the blues for you.nbsp Bob Daisley & Friends CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £12.99