Luke Morley

Luke Morley (born 19 June 1960 in Camberwell, London, England) is the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder from 1989 to present (with a break from 1999–2002, and 2009–2011). Previous to that he was a member of 1980s group, Terraplane who subsequently became Thunder.

In 2009, when Thunder announced that they were splitting up, Luke became the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for the rock band The Union, which he formed with guitarist and co-songwriter, Peter Shoulder.

Equipment

Guitars

Morley regularly plays the following guitars.

• Black Les Paul Traditional
• White Les Paul Custom (studio + live)
• White Fender Telecaster (studio + live)
• Burgundy Fender Stratocaster (studio)
• Ovation Balladeer acoustic (studio)
• Takamine Acoustic (studio + live)
• Gibson Flying V (live)

Other guitars in his collection.

• Gibson EDS-1275

Amps

• Marshall Vintage Modern

Harmonicas

• Hohner Blues or Cross Harp

Discography

Studio albums

With Terraplane

• Black and White (1985)
• Moving Target (1987)

With Thunder

• Backstreet Symphony (1990)
• Laughing on Judgement Day (1992)
• Behind Closed Doors (1995)
• The Thrill of It All (1997)
• Giving the Game Away (1999)
• Shooting at the Sun (2002)
• The Magnificent Seventh (2005)
• Robert Johnson's Tombstone (2006)
• Bang! (2008)
• Wonder Days (2015)
• Rip It Up (2017)
• Please Remain Seated (2019)
• All the Right Noises (2021)

E.P recorded with Andy Taylor of Duran Duran The Spanish Sessions

Solo

• El Gringo Retro (2001)
• Songs from the Blue Room (2023)

Bowes & Morley

• Moving Swiftly Along (2002)
• Mo's Barbeque (2004)

The Union

• The Union (2010)
• Siren's Song (2011)
• The World Is Yours (2013)

External links

• The Union Official Website
• Luke Morley at IMDb
• Thunder Official Website