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:  Cradle Rock Radio Broadcast  (2015)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock, Folk, Jazz
Label:  Laser Media
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Messin With The Kid  (10:10)
 2.  Cradle Rock Just A Little Bit  (15:39)
 3.  I Wonder Who  (10:46)
 4.  Tattoo'd Lady  (7:37)
 5.  Walk On Hot Coals  (10:01)
 6.  A Million Miles Away  (9:19)
 7.  Goin' To My Hometown  (7:04)

Disc 2:

 1.  Hands Off  (10:30)
 2.  Laundromat  (13:40)
 3.  All Around Man  (9:48)
 4.  Too Much Alcohol  (5:51)
 5.  Pistol Slapper Blues  (4:02)
 6.  Who's That Calling  (12:47)
 7.  Bullfrog Blues  (17:49)

Personnel:

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

Cradle Rock Radio Broadcast is the live album by Rory Gallagher, was released on August 14, 2015 by Laser Media, recorded from Radio Broadcast in 1974.