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Rory Gallagher was slated to join Cream — the revolutionary power trio featuring Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker — after Clapton announced his departure from the group in 1968, less ...
Rory had a lifelong affection for single-pickup student guitars that he often modded with more powerful pickups then played on the major stages of the world. Arguably, this guitar – serial ...
Eddie Van Halen is the guitarist most people think of when the word ‘Frankenstein’ is uttered in guitar circles, but Rory Gallagher had one of his own, and it’s just sold at auction for $50K ...
Last month, we started looking into the playing style of the legendary Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher, who is without doubt one of my all-time favorite players. Rory always played with a fiery ...
Irish rock and blues star Rory Gallagher's 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar, described as "the most recognisable Strat in rock history" because of its worn appearance, is headed for auction later ...
A statue of Irish rock and blues legend Rory Gallagher has been unveiled at Belfast's Ulster Hall. It is located outside the venue on Bedford Street where Gallagher played regularly throughout the ...
A NEW biography of Irish legend Rory Gallagher claims the gifted guitarist may have been autistic. It describes the Irish rocker as married to his guitar and unable to form close relationships. Bio… ...
A look at the life and career of the original Irish guitar hero, Rory Gallagher, featuring rare, never-before-seen archive footage and interviews with Rory’s closest friends and family. Show ...
Before Oasis’s Liam and Noel, Rory Gallagher was known as ‘the world’s greatest guitarist’. And his instrument is now coming up for auction ...
Those charged with keeping Irish blues/rock guitarist Rory Gallagher’s memory not just alive but elevated since his untimely death in 1995 have done a superb job. A steady stream of Gallagher ...
Rory Gallagher is the guitar hero that the masses often seemed to take for granted. A rugged devotee to true blues, his boyish good looks, flannel shirt persona and ever-present smile still ...