Rory Gallagher

Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was a singer-songwriter from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland. He was a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader.

Quotes

• Hardly a day goes by without me sticking on a Muddy Waters record.
  • Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd.. pp. 168-169. ISBN 0-85112-072-5. 

Quotes about Gallagher

• One of the things that was crucial for me I got from Rory Gallagher, which was the idea of, like, being a guitar player for life and living it.
  • Johnny Marr (The Smiths), UK Guitarist 265: The Rory Gallagher Story, BBC Radio 2

• Rory's death really upset me. I heard about it just before we went on stage, and it put a damper on the evening. I can't say I knew him that well, but I remember meeting him in our offices once, and we spent an hour talking. He was such a nice guy and a great player.
  • Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, UK Guitarist 265: The Rory Gallagher Story, BBC Radio 2

• So these couple of kids come up, who's me and my mate, and say 'How do you get your sound Mr. Gallagher?' and he sits and tells us. So I owe Rory Gallagher my sound.
  • Brian May (Queen Band), UK Guitarist 265: The Rory Gallagher Story, BBC Radio 2

• Rory's death is a tragic loss of a great musician and a very good friend...
  • Van Morrison, UK Guitarist 265: The Rory Gallagher Story, BBC Radio 2

• The man who got me back into the blues.
  • Eric Clapton, UK Guitarist 265: The Rory Gallagher Story, BBC Radio 2

• An uncompromisingly serious musician.
  • The Times, 16 June 1995.

External links

• Official Rory Gallagher website