Rory Gallagher
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Rory Gallagher's Check Shirt Wizard - a crackling addition to a rich live canon
By Neil Jeffries published
A battered Strat. A check shirt. Rory Gallagher wore them both well, as a new live album recorded in 1977 shows

Ted McKenna, drummer with Rory Gallagher, SAHB, Michael Schenker, dead at 68
By Fraser Lewry published
Scottish drummer Ted McKenna, who worked as a band member and session player for 40 years, has died

Collection of Rory Gallagher’s guitars set for UK Guitar Show
By Scott Munro published
A total of 21 of Rory Gallagher’s guitars will be on show later this month at London event, as 60 Years Of British Tone and Seven Decades events are detailed

Rory Gallagher’s entire solo catalogue to be reissued
By Scott Munro published
All of Rory Gallagher’s solo albums are to be reissued next month to celebrate what would have been guitarist’s 70th birthday

Messin' With The Kid - What Made Rory Gallagher One Of A Kind
By Gavin Martin published
Pioneer, bluesman, ambassador for his homeland, statues erected in his name, even praised by his own president: how did Rory Gallagher become such a national treasure?

Rory Gallagher statue set to be unveiled in Belfast
By Stef Lach published
Statue in honour of late Irish guitar great will be unveiled at Belfast Ulster Hall after council approves plans

How Rory Gallagher Inspired Author Ian Rankin
By Henry Yates published
Fusing a whodunnit novella with Rory Gallagher’s darkest songs, Ian Rankin's Kickback City is much more than a bog-standard box-set.

Rory Gallagher: The Making Of Irish Tour '74
By Gavin Martin published
Rory Gallagher brought inspiration to war-torn Belfast. The Blues goes behind the barricades to bring you the story of the album and film, Irish Tour ’74.
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