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Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He was a dazzling showman, an accomplished songwriter, and a champion of blues music.
His career began in an Irish showband at age fifteen, before forming Taste, one of the great Irish bands. He went on to achieve even greater success as a solo artist in the 1970s. After his success peaked, Gallagher’s later life was troubled, ending in disillusionment and early death. He remains a legend, with musicians like the Edge, Johnny Marr and Joe Bonamassa among the legions of fans who still revere him.
Drawing on extensive interviews, Julian Vignoles casts new light on the familial, musical and other influences that inspired Gallagher, and on the complex personality that drove his career. Crucially, Vignoles shows how many of Gallagher’s songs speak eloquently – and poignantly – about the person who penned them. Meticulously researched, this portrait is the insightful biography that Rory Gallagher deserves.
‘An exemplarily well-researched biography’ R n’ R
‘A rich, fitting tribute to Gallagher’s
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Rory Gallagher: the remarkable story of a blues brother's hot streak
From the minute he convinced his devoted mother to act as guarantor for the hire-purchase agreement on an exorbitantly priced red ’61 Fender Stratocaster in 1963, Rory Gallagher knew exactly what he wanted do.
The 15-year-old told her that this was his guitar for life. And it was. The battle-scarred instrument would outlast its master, a man who became one of the hardest working, most celebrated purveyor of incendiary white blues of the last 50 years.
At his peak, Gallagher was untouchable. Between 1971 and 1974, he released six powerhouse albums – Rory Gallagher, Deuce, Live In Europe, Blueprint, Tattoo and Irish Tour ’74 – that showcased a musician whose dedication to his craft was matched only by the devotion of his audience.
A committed square peg who resisted any round holes that came his way, he revelled in his anti-star status while simultaneously craving a bigger kind of recognition.
“Rory was always thinking more about his place in history th
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Rory Gallagher
Irish guitarist (1948–1995)
For other uses, see Rory Gallagher (disambiguation).
Musical artist
William Rory Gallagher (GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995)[1][2][3] was an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing and live performances, and has sometimes been referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of".[4][5]
Gallagher gained international recognition in the late 1960s as the frontman and lead guitarist of the blues rockpower trioTaste. Following the band's break-up in 1970, he launched a solo career and was voted Guitarist of the Year by Melody Maker magazine in 1972.[6] Throughout his career, Gallagher performed over 2,000 concerts worldwide, including many in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.[7] He had global record sales exceeding 30 million.[8][9]
In the 1980s, Gallagher's health gradually declined, resulting in a liver transplant in March 1995 at King's College Hospital in Lon
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