The great Rory Gallagher, cited as an inspiration by players as diverse as Clapton, Brian May, Joe Satriani, Joe Bonamassa, Slash, Johnny Marr and The Edge, would have celebrated his birthday this ...

It's Gallagher's live albums from the era, including 'Live in Europe' and 'Irish Tour '74,' that really capture what he could do at his peak -- as vividly displayed by our latest Weekend Song, the ...

Following fast on the heels of a trio of Rory Gallagher releases in the past two years, a new ‘Best of’ album offers a fine compilation of the guitar master’s work. The dozen solo studio ...

What do you think were Rory’s strongest suits as a player and what are the hardest songs to replicate? “I think Rory was a really underrated acoustic player. He’s primarily known as an ...

A previously unreleased recording of Rory Gallagher and Jerry Lee Lewis covering the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" has been released.

The Chess Records logo appears prominently on the cover of Rory Gallagher 's Blues, seemingly a mere cosmetic touch, but in fact a telling facet of the graphic design adorning this handsome three-CD ...

Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) was one of the greatest blues-rock guitarists to appear in the '60s. Famously toting a Fender Stratocaster, he rose to prominence with his power trio Taste in the late ‘60s ...

The blues guitarist was given a chance to play a pair of the Irish rocker's prized Fenders ahead of their auction ...

Rory Gallagher was at a crossroads in his career when Guitar Player had the great fortune to speak with him for a cover story in the March 1978 issue. Shortly before it, he’d cut tracks for his ...

Gallagher appeared as a free spirit, changing song arrangements on a whim. Muddy Water's "I Wonder Who" appears three times in the set, each time played differently from the others, but the version ...

Br Guy Consolmagno in Crowleys Music Centre in Cork city in 2009, with a replica Rory Gallagher's Fender Stratocaster electric guitar. Gallagher bought original guitar in the shop. Photograph ...