Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) was an Irish ethnicity blues/Rock and roll guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and raised in County Cork. His first bands were showbands, which played the popular hits of the day. In 1965 he turned the showband The Impact (band) into an Rhythm and blues group which played gigs in Ireland and Spain. He formed Taste (band) in 1966, but the line-up which became legendary was formed in 1967, featuring his guitar and vocals, the jazz-tinged drumming of John Wilson (musician) and intricate bass playing of Richard McCracken. Recordings of the earlier version of Taste (band) are still available and it's interesting to compare Rory's rudimentary guitar playing to the virtuosity that became evident fairly soon after in the later Taste (band). This was the group who released two studio albums, ''Taste'' and ''On the Boards'', and made two live recordings showing the band at its incendiary best, ''Live at Montreux'' and ''Live at the Isle of Wight'', the latter appearing a long time after the band broke up, famously, at that same Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. Rory went solo (dropping the band's name and hiring another bassist, Gerry McAvoy, and various drummers, the most notable being Rod De'Ath) and produced more than a dozen albums, among them ''Rory Gallagher'' and ''Deuce'' from 1971, ''Blueprint'' and ''Tattoo'' from 1973, ''Irish Tour'' from 1974, 1975's ''Against the Grain'', featuring his old worn out looking Stratocaster on the cover, and ''Calling Card'' in 1976. In 1972 he was voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year, dethroning Eric Clapton. His album ''Live in Europe'' has been a big selling album not only in the United Kingdom but internationally. He died in London on 14th June 1995 from complications following a Liver transplantation. "An uncompromisingly serious musician" - The Times, 16th June 1995. ==External links== *[http://www.rorygallagher.com Rory Gallagher homepage] *[http://www.roryon.com Fan page] 1948 births 1995 deaths Irish musicians Guitarists
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Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) was an Irish ethnicity blues/Rock and roll guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and raised in County Cork. His first bands were showbands, which played the popular hits of the day. In 1965 he turned the showband The Impact (band) into an Rhythm and blues group which played gigs in Ireland and Spain. He formed Taste (band) in 1966, but the line-up which became legendary was formed in 1967, featuring his guitar and vocals, the jazz-tinged drumming of John Wilson (musician) and intricate bass playing of Richard McCracken. Recordings of the earlier version of Taste (band) are still available and it's interesting to compare Rory's rudimentary guitar playing to the virtuosity that became evident fairly soon after in the later Taste (band). This was the group who released two studio albums, ''Taste'' and ''On the Boards'', and made two live recordings showing the band at its incendiary best, ''Live at Montreux'' and ''Live at the Isle of Wight'', the latter appearing a long time after the band broke up, famously, at that same Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. Rory went solo (dropping the band's name and hiring another bassist, Gerry McAvoy, and various drummers, the most notable being Rod De'Ath) and produced more than a dozen albums, among them ''Rory Gallagher'' and ''Deuce'' from 1971, ''Blueprint'' and ''Tattoo'' from 1973, ''Irish Tour'' from 1974, 1975's ''Against the Grain'', featuring his old worn out looking Stratocaster on the cover, and ''Calling Card'' in 1976. In 1972 he was voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year, dethroning Eric Clapton. His album ''Live in Europe'' has been a big selling album not only in the United Kingdom but internationally. He died in London on 14th June 1995 from complications following a Liver transplantation. "An uncompromisingly serious musician" - The Times, 16th June 1995. ==External links== *[http://www.rorygallagher.com Rory Gallagher homepage] *[http://www.roryon.com Fan page] 1948 births 1995 deaths Irish musicians Guitarists
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