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William Rory Gallagher (/ ˈ r ɔːr i ˈ ɡ æ l ə h ər / GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish musician and songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing, and is often referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of".
The official homepage of Rory Gallagher: singer, songwriter, lyricist, and frontman of "Taste". View his story, discography, and instruments.
Irish guitarist/singer/songwriter, Rory Gallagher connected across the globe with fans who were irresistibly drawn to his everyman persona and ability to turn a guitar into a lethal weapon....
Rory Gallagher died too young with much still to achieve and offer but the wealth and quality of the material he produced in his lifetime insures his ever questing, hungry spirit lives on. Follow the journey of this soft-spoken musical prodigy turned rock revolutionary. Chronicles his entire life.
Jun 30, 2019 · RORY GALLAGHER WAS VOTED THE WORLD’S No 1 GUITARIST IN THE MELODY MAKER’S ANNUAL SHOWBIZ POLL RECENTLY. And it’s easy to say we told you so. Sure, everybody knew that Gallagher had it in him. He used to sleep with that battered guitar in the bed with him, its paint flaking off.
May 2, 2022 · Between 1971 and 1974, Rory Gallagher made six incendiary albums that sealed his reputation as the People’s guitar hero. This is the story
Oct 9, 2023 · For his entire playing career, Rory Gallagher, who liked to wear plaid flannel shirts and jeans, played a Fender Stratocaster that he bought as a teenager for £100 and paid off 15 years...
The discography of Rory Gallagher, an Irish guitarist and singer-songwriter, consists of 11 studio albums, 6 live albums, 13 compilations, and 5 singles. Gallagher was a solo artist for much of his career and collaborated with artists such as Muddy Waters and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Jun 14, 1995 · Influential Irish guitarist who played an earthy, stripped-down brand of blues-rock that touched everyone who heard it. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1990s. Born. March 2, 1948 in Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland. Died. June 14, 1995 in London, England.
Jun 14, 2022 · Rory Gallagher (Polydor, 1971) Rory’s solo debut was a natural progression from Taste and set the template for the 10 studio albums that followed: a blend of authentic blues, acoustic folk, and blistering rock‘n’roll.
