Rory Gallagher the Celtic Blues Master was a gentle genius.
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Rory Gallagher Tribute by Richardt Skelly |
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| For a career that was cut short by illness and a premature death, guitarist, singer and songwriter Rory Gallagher sure accomplished a lot in the blues music world. Although Gallagher didn't tour the U.S. nearly enough, spending most of his time in Europe, he was known for his no-holds-barred, marathon live shows at clubs and theaters around the United States.For a career that was cut short by illness and a premature death, guitarist, singer and songwriter Rory Gallagher sure accomplished a lot in the blues music world. Although Gallagher didn't tour the U.S. nearly enough, spending most of his time in Europe, he was known for his no-holds-barred, marathon live shows at clubs and theaters around the United States. |
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| Gallagher was born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Irish Republic on March 2, 1949. He passed away from complications owing to liver transplant surgery on June 14, 1995, at age 46. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cork City in the south, and at age nine, he became fascinated with American blues and folk singers he heard on the radio. An avid record collector, he had a wide range of influences including Leadbelly, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Albert King, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Gallagher would always try to mix some simple country blues songs onto his recordings. |
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| Gallagher began his recording career after moving to London, when he formed a trio called Taste. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 1969 in England and later picked up for U.S. distribution by Atco/Atlantic. Between 1969 and 1971, with producer Tony Colton behind the board, Gallagher recorded three albums with the group before they split up. Gallagher began performing under his own name in 1971, after recording his 1970 debut, Rory Gallagher for Polydor Records in the UK. The album was picked up for U.S. distribution by Atlantic Records, and later that year he recorded Deuce, also released by Atlantic in the U.S. |
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| His prolific output continued, as he
followed up Deuce with Live in Europe
(1972) and Blueprint and Tatoo, both in
1973. Irish Tour 1974, like Live in Europe,
did a good job of capturing the excitement of his live
shows on tape, and he followed that with Calling Card
for Chrysalis in 1976, and Photo Finish and Jinx
for the same label in 1978 and 1982. By this point Gallagher
had made several world tours, and he took a few years
rest from the road. He got back into recording and
performing live again with the 1987 release (in the U.K.)
of Defender. His last album, Fresh Evidence,
was released in 1991 on the Capo/I.R.S. label. Capo was
his own record and publishing company that he set up in
the hopes of eventually exposing other great blues
talents.
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Some of Gallagher's best work on record wasn't
under his own name, it's stuff he recorded with Muddy Waters on
The London Sessions (Chess, 1972) and with Albert King on Live
(RCA/Utopia). Gallagher made his last U.S. tours in 1985 and 1991,
and admitted in interviews that he'd always been a guitarist who
fed off the instant reaction and feedback a live audience can
provide.
In a 1991 interview, he told this writer: "I try to sit down and write a Rory Gallagher song, which generally happens to be quite bluesy. I try to find different issues, different themes and different topics that haven't been covered before...I've done songs in all the different styles...train blues, drinking blues, economic blues. But I try to find a slightly different angle on all these things. The music can be very traditional, but you can sort of creep into the future with the lyrics." For a good introduction to Gallagher's unparalleled prowess as a guitarist, singer and songwriter, pick up Irish Tour 1974, Calling Card or Fresh Evidence, all available on compact disc. Richard Skelly |
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Recorded Music
| Year | Title | Label |
| 2000 | Against the Grain [Import Bonus Tracks] | |
| 1999 | The BBC Sessions | |
| 1996 | Live in Europe | Buddha |
| 1995 | Blue Day for the Blues | IRS |
| 1992 | The Bullfrog Interlude | Castle |
| 1988 | Defender | IRS |
| 1988 | Fresh Evidence | IRS |
| 1982 | Jinx | Buddha |
| 1980 | Stage Struck | Buddha |
| 1970's | Story of Rory Gallagher | |
| 1979 | Top Priority | Capitol |
| 1978 | Photo-Finish | BMG International |
| 1976 | Calling Card | Buddha |
| 1976 | Take It Easy Baby | |
| 1975 | Against the Grain | Buddha |
| 1975 | In the Beginning | |
| 1975 | Sinner...and Saint | Polydor |
| 1974 | Irish Tour '74 | Buddha |
| 1974 | The Story So Far | |
| 1973 | Blueprint | Buddha |
| 1973 | Tattoo | Buddha |
| 1972 | Live in Europe/Stage Struck | IRS |
| 1971 | Deuce | Atco |
| 1971 | Rory Gallagher | |
| 1994 | G. Men | Import |
| 1992 | Tattoo/Blueprint | Castle |
| 1992 | Calling Hard (Pts. 1 & 2) | Castle |
| 1992 | Edged in Blue | Demon |
| 1988 | Best of Rory Gallagher | |
| 1970's | First & Best | |
| 1976 | Best Years | |
| 1994 | Live in Cork |
Rory Gallagher Links
TABs
Blues/Rock Music
- Electric Blues - blues CD ratings, CD reviews ...
- Radio Meppel - the Blues Train
- Blues Access: The Distinctive Blues Magazine Online
- Artists/Musicians
- THE GRIM REAPER
- Blues News, Reviews, and Views
- The Rockmine Archive
- The BLUE List
- Blues Index
- Blues Links
- Irish Music Box
- Blues Legends Gallery
- SOUTH FLORIDA BLUES NEWS
- The Blue Highway
- The Blues Foundation
- TBH, Blues News
- The Blue Highway
- Coot`s Complete and Utter 70s Rock Archive
Music Magazines
- Guitar Player
- Gitarre & Bass (german)
- ElectricVillage
- Guitar Techiques
- THE SONICS WORLD WIDE WEBSITE
- Collection of Interviews
- COSMIC DEBRIS MUSICIAN`S MAGAZINE
- Neill Madden
- Musical Web Connections
- HOT PRESS Home Page
- MDI Magazine
- The Irish Times
- merican Recordings Home Page
- VH-1derland
- Yahoo - Business and Economy:Products and Services:Magazines:Music
- Dan`s Den
- Patrics Musician’s Page
- Web Guitar Resoures
- Guitar
- MusicBase
- Goldmine
- The 606 Club home Page , Jazz in London
Ireland
- Cork Guide Home Page
- Cork City, Ireland
- Dublin
- Dublin Live Music Guide
- Music Base News
- Irish Musician Support Network
- Dublin Blues Home Page
- RTE Cork Homepage
- IRTC Homepage
- Trinity College Dublin - Home Page
Trading
- John Murphy - Tape List
- Jeff`s Rory Gallagher shows
- Thomas Eckstein's Tape List
- .. two great new videos available from Rory
- Video Trading
- Video Trading
- LET`S TRADE VIDEOS