23 Years Ago Today, we lost Rory Gallagher
Jun 14, 2018 17:52:04 GMT
Post by My Avatar Is A Hot Babe on Jun 14, 2018 17:52:04 GMT
23 Years Ago Today, we lost Rory Gallagher
Irishman and Blues Rock electric guitarist Rory Gallagher died at the far too young age of 47, leaving lots of great music unplayed and unheard.
I discovered Rory in 1974 when I happened to tune into the TV show Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in mid broadcast to find this young man modestly dressed in a flannel shirt and jeans, sporting a lion's mane of hair, in mid-song, tearing the hell out of a battered looking Fender Stratocaster. I was immediately sucked in.
The next song was Souped Up Ford, off his then current album Against The Grain. That was all it took.
I wrote down his name and hit Rory up at the record store the next day. I have never looked back and I have never regretted my decision.
If you love Rory, please play some of his music in his honor today. If you are not yet a fan, please head to YouTube, punch up anything in his name, and prepare to be astounded.
Rory is one of those artists who I can say without exaggeration, truly changed my life.
RIP Rory Gallagher ( 1948-1995)
Remurmur said:
On June 14, 1995, the music world lost a true giant.Irishman and Blues Rock electric guitarist Rory Gallagher died at the far too young age of 47, leaving lots of great music unplayed and unheard.
I discovered Rory in 1974 when I happened to tune into the TV show Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in mid broadcast to find this young man modestly dressed in a flannel shirt and jeans, sporting a lion's mane of hair, in mid-song, tearing the hell out of a battered looking Fender Stratocaster. I was immediately sucked in.
The next song was Souped Up Ford, off his then current album Against The Grain. That was all it took.
I wrote down his name and hit Rory up at the record store the next day. I have never looked back and I have never regretted my decision.
If you love Rory, please play some of his music in his honor today. If you are not yet a fan, please head to YouTube, punch up anything in his name, and prepare to be astounded.
Rory is one of those artists who I can say without exaggeration, truly changed my life.
RIP Rory Gallagher ( 1948-1995)
DrBeatle said:
Rory has been on of my all-time favorites since I first read about him in an early 1990s guitar magazine that had a feature on "The Irish Eric Clapton." As a huge Cream/Blind Faith/Dominos fan, teenaged guitar-playing me was intrigued so I sought out some Rory. To my surprise, I found him to be as good, if not better, than my beloved EC. Thus began my Rory fandom and here we are 20+ years later and I still can't get enough of the guy's music.
