Alan Moore is a former British musician, who is best known as the third official drummer of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, who played on their second album, Sad Wings of Destiny. Moore was already active in the Birmingham rock, blues, folk and country scene, and played with numerous bands, including The Young Casuals, The Other Lot, The Outer Light, Gabriel Oak, Glad Stallion, Tendency Jones and Pendulum. He was first approached by guitarist K. K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill in 1971, and joined in the early and unofficial phase of the newborn Judas Priest for a period of about a year. He left in 1972 to join the Birmingham country rock band, Sundance, with whom he recorded the album Rain, Steam, Speed, and their single, "Coming Down". In 1975, drummer John Hinch left Judas Priest, and Downing and Hill re-approached Moore. For the second time, Moore joined the band, making him the only drummer in the history of Judas Priest to have two separate stints. His first show after re-joining was in 1975.10.11 - Slough College, London, UK, during which frontman Rob Halford introduced "our new drummer Skip" who "only had a few hours of rehearsal". [More at Wikipedia]

January 1st, 1947 in Birmingham (Age 77)