Jazz Articles about Rory Gallagher

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Rory Gallagher: Live at Rockpalast

by Doug Collette
November 24, 2007

Rory Gallagher Live at Rockpalast 1976-1990 Eagle Vision 2007

In nearly ten hours of footage, Live at Rockpalast 1976-1990 offers a varied perspective of Irish bluesman Rory Gallagher because its performances, filmed at various venues over a fifteen-year period, are just part of a complete package.

The interview included on the first of three discs furnishes something of a belated introduction to the artist that is the subject of the set. Graciously fielding some ...

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Rory Gallagher: Big Guns

by Doug Collette
August 28, 2005

Rory Gallagher Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher Sony/BMG/Legacy 2005

Rory Gallagher is the unsung hero of contemporary blues-rock guitar. Unlike his peers who compromised their loyalty to the genre for the sake of commercial acceptance( Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page for example) the feisty Irishman wouldn't allow any singles to be culled from his albums. In contrast to the stylistic jazz-rock leaps of Jeff Beck, Gallagher remained a steadfast ...