Rory Gallagher was one of the best muisicions I ever seen & heard. How did he play & sing? Very Good all the time! I loved him and still love him! He was so Great! Suberb. ❤ - john coolman
Rory was in a league of his own. Wish I would have discovered him years ago. As a guitar player who loves R&B , I cant get enough of watching this guy play his heart out. He is currently my #1 guitar legend that inspires me to play more. Thank you for posting.
@@sarahboller5912 Check out his birthplace in Ballyshannon, there's a statue of him in the center of town and a festival in his honor every May. If you are near Dublin, he's in the Irish R and R HOF. Cork, where his family moved also has a Rory Festival, but I'm not sure when.
One of the very best slide players I've ever been lucky enough to see. I've seen Noel Reddings mouth fall open watching this guy play. ( he was stood in front of me at a gig in cork ) Noel Redding played bass with Hendrix..
This man music has the cure for all life's serious ills and injuries, In my younger days with my 9 brothers were very privileged to go and see Rocking Rory and his boy's playing gigs in our home town, Seeing Rory play live was like getting hit with the most powerful hurricane winds that left invisible marks in our heart and memories that will last for evermore, so Thanks a Million Rory and your boys
@@andym5195 Thank you for your very kind words, I was trying to give people the feel of what it was to see Rory and the boys in action, playing live, I tried but I failed to properly explain what the great Rory as like
taken from another vid of this concert: Rover Glover, the bass player and producer of Deep Purple said "With his covered in scratches 61' Fender Stratocaster he told the world everything he had to tell".
Nobody could do the cat call like our man Rory did, he was an all-around brilliant player, singer, song writer and one of the very best rocker every to grace the stage on Gods green earth
Peerless Sinner Boy! My Favourite Guitarist 🎸 of All Time! Rory lived the Blues Superbly Talented but so very Humble with it Seen him n the Feelgoods the Most Times live than any other Bands! True Legend Remembered Forever! Bless up Beautiful Ireland n Rory the Irish Wizard Gallagher! One love Rasta Jake Bonnie Scotland the Brave
Long after the PR departments have packed up, young kids will still be discovering Rory Gallagher and saying "WOW!!! I never knew music could sound so alive!"
yup he did everything out of pocket without ever signing a record deal or having a PR firm behind him, yet through touring and word of mouth he managed to sell 30 million albums
I had heard of Rory through the years growing up and seen pictures of him and his beat up strat. This was the song that finally introduced me to him. It was like a thunderclap out of a clear blue sky or sticking your finger in a light socket.
It doesn't get any better than this ! Rory gave us all his energy and talent and shared it with all of us to have fun and good feeling to share together... Thanks Rory for the better times in my life !
My favorite lead guitar player. Criminally underrated. Put Hendrix through an Irish squeeze box and you get St. Gallagher. Technically speaking, and I know I'll catch shit for this but Rory had more chops than Jimi. Just my contention.
I was very lucky to ear Rory Live when i was young and i said to myself : this is the best white guitar player. Today after 40 years i think exactly the same thing. Great R. I. P. Rory ❤️❤️❤️
Saw him open for Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple.. April 1973 Las Vegas Convention Center ! Rory stole the night.. and was speaking only... TO ME !! Hehe ✌️ Still a complete fan , even today !
Saw Rory at Queen Mary college in East London. The man was a true legend and many guitarists admired him. He lead from the front and for a 3 piece band their sound was intense. RIP Rory you rock God.
How could 20 people give this a thumbs down? They must be tone deaf or a Justin beaver fan this is brilliant playing here second to none he’s in my top five of all time master class players the late great rip Rory and these 20 people need to get a life!
Great tribute song by Rory to The Mississippy Sheiks. He never ripped anyone off as far as I'm aware and that's why today he's still highly respected and much loved.
Oh Thank you! I am glad I am not the only one who feels so strongly about Rory Gallager I just freaking can't find anyone remotely close to him! Nobody touches his talent or his class & spirit! He was the real deal man .. he leaves Hendrix in the dust to me! He leaves so many blues rock guys in the dust to me! Breaks my heart they let Bonanmass play that beloved Strat I would rather see a 10 yr old kid from Cork Ireland play that Strat .. well I;d rather noone had ever touched it but ...
When Murphy got to the Perly Gate he heard guitar playing he asked St Peter is that RORY GALAGHER playing St Peter said no thats GOD playing he thinks HES RORY 🎸❤❤❤🎸
The Boogie Woogie Man. The man from Company B & R.. A man blessed with immense talent. A man of true grit and great kindness, His like was never seen before and possibly will never will be seen again. The one and only, the master, the very brilliant Rory Gallagher. He had the power to lift the roof of a building during his concerts. He could shadow play the very best players off the stage A little more night music, mountain music for driving through the hills of Connemara
Back in -72 73 Rory played in Washington DC when he had days off from touring he would play this little club called My Mothers Place . Many great came through those door like Roy Buchanan & Link Wray. Saw him there in March twice & once in 75 also in DC at the know defunct but famous club The Bayou. What a gracious man he has that love the crowd & the music he loved to play along with his own greats. It was a privilege for myself as a still learning guitarist . Saw some of the greats back in the 70's like the original Allman Brothers & the late great Terry Kath . These along with Rory took me on the path to play as they did with conviction & the passion that music took anyone that was lucky enough to have been around in those awesome days. Like them my teacher drove one of the most important things any player should know , be yourself no matter how much toy want to emulate your heroes. Lessons well learned just as Rory Terry & those in their caliber did . We miss them all Jimi as well.
@@mrbizzarro Thanks . Saw Terry in 69 at The Atlantic City Pop Fest which was two weeks before Woodstock. Then again in Maryland in 1970 three months before the famous Tanglewood show. Amazing players make for the best influences . If you would like to hear the out come of these influences please give a listen & feel free to leave me a comment. These are only audio clips & one is the band i'm in currently. I will give you both links but i realize some folks are Leary to click on thing so if you don;t want to you can just click on my icon & they will lead you to them . Thanks for the kind words & certainly the smokin"post. Links ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RHj04fFTrZI.html & ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lJelsuT1UxI.html
@@mrbizzarro Mr. B You can look it up there is plenty of info & the 3 day set list www.setlist.fm/festival/1969/atlantic-city-pop-festival-1969-6bd6feda.html. Just a few that were there Iron Butterfly, Chicago ,BB King, Santana Blues Band , Johnny Winter though he didn't play as he had equipment problems. Dr. John, Jefferson Airplane Janis Joplin, Procol Harum when Trower was still with them , Frank Zappa , Paul Butterfield Blues Band even Buddy Rich was there. Look it up . This was August 12th - 14 in 1969. Like i said two weeks before Woodstock . Jimi was slated to play but he was practicing with the new band for Woodstock & never made it. Then we had Woodstock & two weeks after The Texas International Pop Fest. i'm from MD. Please give my playing a listen ,as it was these guys that were some of my best influences.
@@paullevine1813 Yes, I did look into it. What a lineup! Over 100.000 people. I wish there was audio....what a bummer. You can see how Woodstock snagged up lots of their ideas for the festival. Thanks!
I was at that as well Just brilliant. I have seen him in a few different venues but I think that was my favourite. Robert cray, BB king played after that first one and they were good as well. I think it was a heineken sponsored blues festival.we need those outdoor events in the city centre back. Thanks for reminding me of this.
So agreed - but RG seemed like he was a beautiful cat inside and out ...The sad part is his birthday was just a few weeks ago - he would have been like 65 - he was taken waaay too young ..but am awful glad he shared his talent with the world - nothing beats a RG tune full throttle when your driving on a nice summer day... bought and sold indeed...
Yeah Rory had it all. Slide, fingerstyle, amazing vocals and a set list so much more advanced and diverse than the standard "bluesman". The only comparison I can give might be Skynyrd before the plane crash. But these guys did it with only 3 or 4 people.
I dont know that Ive ever seen anyone pick and slide with so many tasty notes as this. Hes doing more with 3 fingers at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="330">5:30</a> on that most can do with 4. This version might be better than the studio which is so often the case with Gallagher. Thats what separates him the most from other lead guitarists.
this was Rory's strongest lineup imo. Ted McKenna's a beast on the drums and Gerry's bass playing was never heavier. Rory's guitar had more bite to it too, although I like nearly everything he ever did.
@@greatone7314 He was born in Ballyshannon, Ct. Donegal, moved as a baby with his parents to Derry City (Northern Ireland) and later to Cork, were he was raised...
@mrmarriottsgirl I agree with you.. His beautiful soul shines right through, and I miss him dearly also.. Been a fan since childhood.. Thanks for sharing :)