Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Rory Gallagher


 

















Artist:  Rory Gallagher  
Birth Name:  William Rory Gallagher
Born:  March 2, 1948.  Ballyshannon County, Donegal, Ireland.
Died:  June 14, 1995 (Aged 47), London, England.
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock, Folk, Jazz
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Mandolin, Sitar, Harmonica, Banjo Dobro, Saxophone.

Rory Gallagher was an Irish Blues Rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter.  He was initially attracted to Skiffle after hearing Lonnie Donegan, and always covered Blues and Folk and playing songs of Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran with his greatest influences in Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy.  He began to learn to play Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, Alto Saxophone and Sitar.  He formed Blues Rock Power Trio Band The Taste in 1966 and played supporting Cream at Royal Albert Hall farewell concert and the Blues Rock Supergroup Blind Faith on a tour of North America.  After The Taste break-up, he started his solo career.  His albums have sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide.  He received a Liver Transplant and died in 1995 in London, England at the age of 47.

























Title:  Hanging At The Shrine (2024)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock, Folk, Jazz
Label:  Gossip
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Moonchild (6:59)
 2.  Secret Agent (6:11)
 3.  Calling Card (7:09)
 4.  I Take What I Want (7:05)
 5.  Bought And Sold (5:12)
 6.  Out On The Western Plain (4:50)
 7.  Do You Read Me (5:36)
 8.  Souped-Up Ford (9:44)
 9.  Early In The Morning (8:49)
10. Hands Off (9:23)
11. A Million Miles Away (10:41)

Track 1-8:  From A Live FM Broadcast At Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, November 18 1976

Tracks 9-11:  From A Live FM Broadcast recorded at San Diego Civic Center, SanDiego, CA, April 4, 1974

Personnel:

Rory Gallager:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Gerry McAvoy:  Bass
Lou Martin:  Piano
Rod de'Ath:  Drums


Hanging At The Shrine is a live album by Rory Gallagher, released on April 5, 2024 by Gossip.  For Fans of Rory Gallagher.











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