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CodeDS/UK/22437
NameMoore; Thurston (25 July 1958); American musician
Variations of NameThurston Joseph Moore
AliasMirror, Fred Cracklin
Dates25 July 1958
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginCoral Gables, Florida, United States (born)
BiographyThurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected list of the top 100 rock guitarists, and ranked Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together at number 1.

In 2012, Moore started a new band Chelsea Light Moving, with their first track, "Burroughs", released as a free download. Chelsea Light Moving's eponymous debut was released on March 5, 2013.

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