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Guitarist. Years active. 1967–2008. Formerly of. Finders Keepers. Trapeze. Whitesnake. Phenomena. Melville John Galley (8 March 1948 – 1 July 2008) was an English guitarist, best known for his work with Whitesnake, Trapeze, Finders Keepers and Phenomena .
Mel Galley, the guitarist and former member of the hard rock bands Trapeze, Whitesnake and Phenomena, has died of cancer, aged 60. Galley was born in Cannock, Staffordshire. By the time he had ...
Jul 7, 2008 · published 7 July 2008. Rockers have paid tribute to former Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley, who has died from oesophageal cancer at 60. The band's frontman David Coverdale said he "treasures the memory of knowing [Mel] and working together with him." Galley joined Whitesnake in 1982, and recorded one album with the band, 'Saints 'n'Sinners.'.
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Jan 21, 2024 · Mel Galley, who was playing guitar in Whitesnake at the time, recalls: “I’m as blind as a bat, only David would never let me wear glasses on stage. But even I could see how everyone in the crowd was singing when they switched on the floodlights and shone them out front. David and me, we were actually sobbing on stage. It was that emotional.
Dec 5, 2016 · Mel Galley 7/2008. July 1, 2008 – Mel Galley (Whitesnake/Trapeze) was born Melvin John Galley on March 8th 1948 in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. Mel Galley became a leading light of the Midlands rock scene and played with the bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes and the drummer Dave Holland, first as Finders Keepers, then forming the group ...
Jul 4, 2008 · By Reuters. July 3, 200810:23 PM PDTUpdated 16 years ago. LONDON (Reuters) - Fellow musicians have paid tribute to Mel Galley, former guitarist in British hard rock band Whitesnake who died of ...
Jul 7, 2008 · Mel Galley, the former guitarist and backing vocalist for Whitesnake in its early-'80s incarnation, has died at the age of 60, the band confirmed on its website. Galley passed away on Tuesday at his home in Staffordshire, England, after battling cancer of the esophagus, according to British media reports. Frontman David Coverdale told the BBC ...
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