Rory Gallagher
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1948-03-02
- Died
- 1995-06-14
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Essential Acoustic Rory Gallagher
- Essential Rory Gallagher - Vol. 1
- Rory Gallagher
- Selections from Rory Gallagher - Blues
- Selections from Rory Gallagher - Blues Songbook
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland
William Rory Gallagher was an Irish blues and rock musician, songwriter, and bandleader.
Known for
- The Rory Gallagher Story — Self2024
- Rory Gallagher: Calling Card — Self (Archive Footage)2024
- Rory Gallagher - The BBC Concert Films 1978 - 1985 — Self (archive footage)2024
- Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments — Self2020
- Brassic — Foz2019
- Irish Rock at the BBC — Self2015
- Taste: What's Going On - Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 — Himself - Guitars2015
- Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher — Himself (archive footage)2010
- Rory Gallagher: Shadow Play - The Rockpalast Collection2009
- Rory Gallagher: Live in Cork — Primary Artist2009
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 507,895
- Total plays
- 10,042,527
Tags
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Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) was a legendary Irish blues/rock guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and raised in County Cork. He is regularly credited as one of the most influential Irish rock and blues musicians of all time. Before finding solo fame he was a member of blues-rock band Taste. In 1972 he was voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year, dethroning Eric Clapton. Rory's relevance faded in the 1980s, amid health issues and dwindling interest in blues rock as a whole. <a
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- William Rory Gallagher , ( 1948-03-02 ) 2 March 1948, Ballyshannon , County Donegal, Ireland
- Origin
- Cork , Ireland
- Died
- 14 June 1995 (1995-06-14) (aged 47), London, England
- Genres
- Blues rock hard rock
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter producer
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals harmonica mandolin saxophone
- Years active
- 1963–1995
- Labels
- Polydor Atco Chrysalis Demon Capo
- Formerly of
- Taste
- Website
- rorygallagher .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 2 March 1948
- Died
- 14 June 1995
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rory
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ballyshannon
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- saxophone
Article
William Rory Gallagher (/ɡæləhər/ GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as "Ireland's first rock star", he is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing and live performances. He has sometimes been referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of".
Gallagher gained international recognition in the late 1960s as the frontman and lead guitarist of the blues rock power trio Taste. 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. Gallagher played over 2,000 concerts worldwide throughout his career, including many in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. He had global record sales exceeding 30 million.