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:  Irishman In New York  (2015)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock, Folk, Jazz
Label:  Rockbeat Records
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Skin Kicker  (3:38)
 2.  Last Of The Independents  (5:40)
 3.  Keychain  (5:53)
 4.  Moonchild  (5:10)
 5.  The Mississippi Sheiks  (5:45)
 6.  I Wonder Who  (7:48)
 7.  Tatto'd Lady  (5:10)
 8.  Too Much Alcohol  (3:47)
 9.  Pistol Slapper Blues  (3:03)

Disc 2:

 1.  Shadow Play  (5:42)
 2.  Bought And Sold  (4:59)
 3.  Walk On Hot Coals  (5:26)
 4.  Messin' With The Kid  (5:23)
 5.  Bullfrog Blues   (2:50)
 6.  Sea Cruise  (2:58)

Personnel:

Rory Gallagher:  Guitars, Vocals
Gerry McAvoy:  Bass
Ted McKenna:  Drums


Irishman In New York is the live album by Rory Gallagher, was released on April 28, 2015 by Rockbeat Records, recorded live at My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY on September 7, 1979.