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Birth name | Frederick George Moore |
Also known as | Rick 'Skogie' Moore |
Born | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | July 19, 1950
Died | August 25, 2022 | (aged 72)
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Years active | 1970–1985, 1990–2022 |
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Frederick George Moore (July 19, 1950 – August 25, 2022) was an American rock musician best known for his 1980 song "It's Not a Rumour", which he co-wrote with his ex-wife Demi Moore, and recorded with his band The Nu-Kats. The song was not a chart hit, but the video did receive airplay on MTV in the early 1980s.
Moore's career spanned decades and included teaching himself to play guitar, writing the lyrics to 1,000 original songs, forming multiple bands, and even starring in a few film roles. Moore's bands performed at well-known Los Angeles clubs, including Whisky a Go Go, The Troubadour, and Starwood, and headlined alongside The Police, The Knack, and The Motels. His memoir, It's Not a Rumour, published in 2021, chronicles his unorthodox story of making it big in music and life without ever making any money.