Ian Moss

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Ian Moss is an Australian rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional singer with Cold Chisel. In that group's initial ten year career, Moss recorded eight albums, three of which were #1 national hits. His solo career began with a #1 album and single and five ARIA Awards. Since then his career has been more low-key, interspersed with periodic tours and albums with a reformed Cold Chisel.<p>Born in Alice Springs in March 1955, Moss originally took piano lessons but switched to guitar at age 11. After attendng high school in Adelaide he met songwriter and organist Don Walker and together they joined bass player Les Kaczmarek in a band called Orange. Within months the line-up also included drummer Steve Prestwich and singer Jim Barnes and the group's name became Cold Chisel. While Moss' main role in the band was as its guitarist, he would often be called upon to take on lead vocals as well when Barnes would quit, as he did on a regular basis. After periods spent in...