Interview w/ Christian Artist Garry Moore

Garry Moore has a long musical history. A singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He wrote his first song at age 12, and now has a catalog of over 300 songs. Garry began his musical journey at age 9 when his grandmother formed a gospel quintet of 3 cousins, a friend, and himself. he was the lead voocalist of the young group. being influenced by the "Beatles" he picked up the guitar at age 10. His father also played which inspired him as well. As he grew older he sharpened his guitar skills listening to "Carlos Santana" "Jimi Hendrix" "George Benson" "Al Mckay" and other guitar greats. his gospel influences as a teenager were "Andrae Crouch" "The Mighty Clouds Of Joy" "Rance Alleen" and "Edwin Hawkins". other musical influences were "Earth,Wind,& Fire" "The Commodors" " The Isley Brothers" and "The Jacksons"... at age 19, (1979) he formed the group " Garry Moore & New Joy " They recorded their first (45) single the following year (1980) on the H.S.E. Record label in Nashville Tennesse. 4 years later, he and the group recorded their first Album (1984) with a change in the personel and with a new name "FIRE POWER". The group "Fire Power" opened up for artist like the world renowned Grammy award winning group " The Mighty Clouds Of Joy". The group continued to do concerts and record in the studio during the 80's. in the early 90's the group "Fire Power" disbanded while in the midst of their 2nd studio album and the material was never released. In 1993 Garry answered his call to preach after running for 20 years trying to pursue a music career. in 1997 he recorded and released his first solo cd album titled "You're Never Alone". He then followed up that project 4 years later in 2001 with a cd album titled "Yahweh" which rendered the number 1. radio Hit Single, "Come As You Are". Several songs from the cd received heavy rotation also on college stations. "Finally, after a long hiatus of 8 years from the music scene, " PARADISE" is released.