Gerry McAvoy

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Gerry McAvoy
McAvoy in 2009
Background information
Birth name	John Gerard McAvoy
Born	(1951-12-19) 19 December 1951 (age 72) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Blues rock R&B rock and roll soul
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar vocals
Years active	1967–present
Labels	Atlantic Buddah Polydor Chrysalis Castle Capo Zed

John Gerard McAvoy (born 19 December 1951) is a Northern Irish blues rock bass guitarist. He played with blues rock musician Rory Gallagher between 1970 and 1991, and then with Nine Below Zero until 2011.