Anyone that has followed this site knows that if there is one genre of music I like it's the Blues and Rory Gallagher has to be in my top ten favourite blues/rock/singer/songwriters and he would have turned 71 yesterday if he was still on the planet.
Here's a snippet about him from the web site in his honour and memory RoryGallagher.com
"In the years that have passed since Rory Gallagher’s death, aged 47 on June 14 1995, his true stature has become ever more clear. This soft spoken Irishman, characterised by his flowing locks and trademark working man stage clothes, was far from ordinary. Gallagher was a self taught virtuoso who forged a musical revolution in his native land, shunned the traps of fame and stardom yet became a universally acclaimed international folk hero.
"Rory’s rock solid devotion to his calling never wavered and the respect of his musical peers was universal. Eric Clapton credited Gallagher with “getting me back into the blues”, The Rolling Stones tried to get him to replace Mick Taylor.
"Rory’s influence spread through the generations - from Slash to Johnny Marr, from U2’s The Edge to Queen’s Brian May, and onto The Manics’ James Dean Bradfield - any aspiring player who encountered him was bound to be energised or transformed..."
Read the rest of the story here...
Hope you enjoy two of my favourites from him:
