NEWSMAKERS | Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore dead at 58

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Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore dead at 58

LONDON

Bandmates say rock guitarist Gary Moore, a former member of influential Irish band Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 58.

Manager Adam Parsons told the BBC that Moore was found dead Sunday at a hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol, where he was on holiday. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey said Moore’s death was a “total shock.”

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1952, Moore was a member of Dublin band Skid Row before joining Thin Lizzy in 1973, playing on tracks for the “Nightlife” album. He left after four months, but rejoined four years later and played on the band’s “Black Rose” album before going solo once again.

Thin Lizzy had global hits in the 1970s with songs such as “The Boys are Back in Town” and “Whiskey in the Jar.” Frontman Phil Lynott died in 1986, but with a different lineup the band continues to tour.

‘Roommate’ is No. 1

LOS ANGELES

The college thriller “The Roommate” has moved into the top spot at the box office with a $15.6 million debut during a typically slow Super Bowl weekend in which the NFL championship game preoccupies movie fans.

The 3-D underwater- cave adventure “Sanctum,” whose producers include James Cameron, drew modest crowds and came in second with $9.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Rounding out the top five were “No Strings Attached” with $8.4 million, “The King’s Speech” with $8.3 million and “The Green Hornet” with $6.1 million.

Reagan celebrated

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.

Actors, musicians, former advisers and friends are taking the stage in California to pay tribute to Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Former first lady Nancy Reagan placed a wreath on the grave of her late husband Sunday. She briefly greeted the crowd of about 1,200 guests on the east lawn of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Former Cabinet secretary and close Reagan friend James Baker III and actor Gary Sinise spoke to the crowd.

Lee Greenwood and the Beach Boys performed.

Reagan was 93 when he died June 5, 2004.

Associated Press