| Tuesday 19 June - Rory Gallagher Tribute |
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Perth Blues Club, Charles Hotel, 509 Charles Street, Dog Swamp
Tuesday 19 June
Featuring:
Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948 - 14 June 1995) without question, spearheaded and influenced the entire Irish rock movement. Remarkably, 12 years after his untimely passing in June 1995, Rory's music is as popular as ever with his legion on faithful followers across the globe. Forming the renowned band Taste in 1976, Rory first came to the attention of music lovers, but it was as a solo act in the 1970's (after Taste famously broke up at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival) that he became a worldwide name in music circles. By this time a legend of blues music, Rory played with many of the genre's biggest stars, including collaboration with Muddy Waters and Jerry Lee Lewis on their respective London Sessions in the mid 70s and invitations to jam with the Rolling Stones following the loss of their lead Guitarist Mick Taylor, and Canned Heat after the departure of The Eagle. In 1972 he was voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year, dethroning Eric Clapton.. Generally regarded as one of the most influential guitarists ever, many of today's top musicians, including The Edge from U2, Slash of Guns N' Roses fame, Johnny Marr of the Smiths, Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest and Brian May of Queen cite Rory as an inspiration in their formative musical years. The 70s were Rory's most prolific period. He produced 10 albums in the 70s including two highly regarded live albums, Live in Europe and Irish Tour '74 (becoming a film of the same name, directed by Tony Palmer) which for many captured best his bands' raw and naturally dynamic qualities. Other release highlights include Against the Grain and the jazz tinged Calling Card , assisted in production by Roger Glover (bassist with Deep Purple) and the hard blues-rocking Photo Finish and Top Priority Albums with Ted McKenna on drums. In 2003 "Wheels Within Wheels" a collection of acoustic tracks was released posthumously by Rory's brother Donal Gallagher. Collaborators on this album included Bert Jansch, Martin Carthy, The Dubliners and Lonnie Donegan.
Though he sold over 30 million
albums world wide it was his live performances that won him greatest acclaim.
Rory lived for a time in Belgium and from the late 1980s suffered increasingly
poor health yet he continued touring. By the time of his final performance on 10
January 1995 in the Netherlands, he was visibly unwell. Rory Gallagher died in
London on 14 June 1995 from MRSA complications.
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