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:  Blues (Box Set)  (2019)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Rock, Folk, Jazz
Label:   UMC
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Don't Start Me Talkin'  (3:34)
 2.  Nothin' But The Devil  (4:58)
 3.  Tore Down  (5:10)
 4.  Off The Handle  (4:39)
 5.  I Could've Had Religion  (5:57)
 6.  As The Crow Flies  (4:09)
 7.  A Million Miles Away  (7:49)
 8.  Should've Learnt My Lesson  (7:38)
 9.  Leaving Town Blues  (6:03)
10. Drop Down Baby (feat. Lonnie Donnegan)  (3:09)
11. I'm Ready (feat. Muddy Waters)  (4:09)
12. Bullfrog Blues  (6:59)

Disc 2:

 1.  Who's That Coming?  (5:16)
 2.  Should've Learnt My Lesson  (3:04)
 3.  Prison Blues  (4:11)
 4.  Secret Agent  (5:27)
 5.  Blow Wind Blow  (3:42)
 6.  Bankers Blues  (4:50)
 7.  Whole Lot Of People  (3:41)
 8.  Loanshark Blues  (2:28)
 9.  Pistol Slapper Blues  (3:07)
10. Can't Be Satisfied  (4:00)
11. Want Ad Blues  (3:07)
12. Walkin' Blues  (4:14)

Disc 3:

 1.  When My Baby She Left Me  (6:28)
 2.  Nothin' But The Devil  (6:57)
 3.  What In The World  (7:39)
 4.  I Wonder Who  (6:35)
 5.  Messin With The Kid  (4:18)
 6.  Tore Down  (4:51)
 7.  Garbage Man Blues  (6:22)
 8.  All Around Man  (11:11)
 9.  Born Under A Bad Sign  (7:20)
10. You Upset Me, Baby (feat. Albert King)  (5:47)
11. Comin' Home Baby (feat. Chris Barber's Jazz Band) (5:30)
12. Rory Talking Blues  (2:20)

Personnel:

CD:  

Disc 1:

Rory Gallagher:  Vocals on Tracks:  1-9, 12, Guitar on Tracks:  1-12,  Harmonica on Tracks:  1, 4, 5, 9, Mandolin on Track 9
Gerry McAvoy:  Baas on Tracks: 1-8, 12
Breden O' Neil Drums on Tracks:  1, 4
Bob Andrews:  Piano on Track 1
Lou Martin:  Piano on Tracks:  2, 3, 6-8, Keyboards on Track 12
Rod de' Ath:  Drums on Tracks:  2, 3, 5-8, 12
Richard Newman:  Drums on Track  9
Jim Leverton:  Bass on Track 9
Roger McKew:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 10
Leo Sayer:  Harp on Track 10
Alan Jones:  Bass on Track 10
Henry Spinneth:  Drums on Track 10
Sammy Lawhorn:  Guitar on Track 11
Rick Grech:  Bass on Track 11
Herbie Lovelle:  Drums on Track 11
George Fame:  Piano on Track 11
Carey Bell Harmington:  Harmonica on Track 11
Ernie Royal/Joe Newman/Garre tt Brown/Seldim Powell:  Brass on Track 11

Special Guests:

Lonnie Donnegan:  Vocals on Track 10
Muddy Waters:  Vocals on Track  11

Disc 2:

Rory Gallagher:  Vocals on Tracks:  1-12, Guitar on Tracks:  1-12, Mandolin on Track 2, Harmonica on Track 6
Lou Martin:  Piano on Tracks:  3, 6
Mark Feltham:  Harmonica on Track 12

Disc 3:

Rory Gallagher:  Vocals on Tracks:  1-8, 11, Guitar on Tracks:  1-11, Harmonica on Track 8
Gerry McAvoy:  Bass on Tracks:  1-8
Brendan O'Neil:  Drums on Tracks:  1-4, 9
Mark Feltham:   Harmonica on Tracks:  4, 9
Lou Martin:  Piano on Tracks:  5-8
Rod de'Ath:  Drums on Tracks:  5-8
Geraint Watkins:  Piano on Track 9
Joe Turner:  Drums on Track 10
James Washington:  Keyboards on Track 10
Nate Fitzerald/Steve Wilson/Wayne Preston:   Horns on Track 10
Jon Slaughter:  Guitar on Track  11
Alan "Sticky" Wickett:  Dr ums on Track 11

Special Guests:

Jack Bruce:  Bass on Track  9
Albert King:  Guitar, Vocals on Track 10
Chris Barber:  Trombone

Format:   LP:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Don't Start Me Talkin'  (3:34)
 2.  Nothin' But The Devil  (4:58)
 3.  Tore Down  (5:10)
 4.  Off The Handle  (4:39)

Side B:

 1.  A Million Miles Away  (7:49)
 2.  Leaving Town Blues  (6:03)

 3.  I'm Ready (feat. Muddy Waters)  (4:09)
 4.  As The Crow Flies  (4:09)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Who's That Coming?  (5:16)
 2.  Should've Learnt My Lesson  (3:04)
 3.  Prison Blues  (4:11)
 4.  Secret Agent  (5:27)

Side D:

 1.  What In The World  (7:39)
 2.  Garbage Man Blues  (6:22)
 3.  Born Under A Bad Sign  (7:20)

Blues is the collection of rare and unreleased recordings of Rory Gallagher, released on May 31, 2019 by UMC, featuring Special Guests Sessions with Muddy  Waters, Albert King, Jack Bruce, Lonnie Donnegan, Chris Barber Jazz Band and more!.