Rory Gallagher (1948 – 1995)
Singer-songwriter from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland.
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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.
Hardly a day goes by without me sticking on a Muddy Waters record.
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.
An uncompromisingly serious musician.
The man who got me back into the blues.
Rory's death is a tragic loss of a great musician and a very good friend...
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.
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