William Rory Gallagher (Ballyshannon, Irlanda, 2 de marzo de 1948-Londres, Inglaterra, 14 de junio de 1995) fue un músico, compositor y productor irlandés de blues rock, rhythm and blues y rock, conocido mundialmente por ser fundador de la banda Taste y por su exitosa carrera en solitario.
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Debutó como guitarrista profesional a los 15 años de edad en el sexteto Fontana, pero al poco tiempo se retiró para crear el power trio Taste, en 1966. Tras lanzar los discos Taste y On the Boards, disolvió la banda por problemas entre sus miembros e inició su carrera en solitario en 1971 con el disco Rory Gallagher. Durante los años setenta alcanzó la fama en Europa gracias a las producciones Deuce, Blueprint y Tattoo, cargados al blues rock, pero con los álbumes Against the Grain y Calling Card se introdujo en nuevos y distintos estilos musicales, como el jazz, rock y hard rock.
Durante la década de los ochenta publicó solo tres álbumes de estudio, debido a los serios problemas de salud que derivaron de un excesivo consumo de alcohol. Además, y a finales del decenio, desarrolló una severa aerofobia, contra la cual se le recetó un fuerte sedante, cuya combinación con el consumo de alcohol dañaron de tal forma su hígado que tuvo que ser sometido a un trasplante. Sin embargo, y tras infectarse con estafilococos (SAMR), tras varias semanas de cuidados intensivos falleció en Londres a los 47 años de edad.
Con los años ha sido considerado uno de los músicos irlandeses más influyentes de la historia y uno de los guitarristas de blues rock más exitosos. Además, hasta el 2013 se estimó que había vendido más de 30 millones de discos en todo el mundo.
Discografía
Con Taste
1969: London Invasion
1969: Taste
1970: On The Boards
1971: Live Taste
1972: Live at the Isle of Wight
1972: Taste First, grabado en 1967, publicado en 1974 como In the Beginning, an early Taste of Rory Gallagher y en 1976 como Take It Easy Baby
1994: The Best of Taste (álbum recopilatorio)
Álbumes de estudio
1971: Rory Gallagher
1971: Deuce
1973: Blueprint
1973: Tattoo
1975: Against the Grain
1976: Calling Card
1978: Photo-Finish
1979: Top Priority
1982: Jinx
1987: Defender
1990: Fresh Evidence
En directo
1972: Live in Europe
1974: Irish Tour ’74
1980: Stage Struck
Álbumes póstumos
1999: BBC Sessions
2003: Wheels Within Wheels
2011: Notes from San Francisco
Recopilatorios
1974: The Story So Far
1975: In The Beginning
1976: Take It Easy Baby
1995: A Blue Day For The Blues
1998: Etched In Blue
2005: Big Guns: The Very Best Of Rory Gallagher
2008: The Essential Rory Gallagher
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1 Laundromat 4:38 |
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CD1 |
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1 I’m Not Awake Yet |
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1 Messin’ With The Kid 6:24 |
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1 Walk On Hot Coals 6:59 |
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1 Tattoo’d Lady |
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1 Cradle Rock 7:39 |
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CD 1 – Cork 1 (Cork City Hall, 3 & 5 January 1974) 01. Messin’ With The Kid (Previously Unreleased) – 06:44 02. Cradle Rock – 07:17 03. I Wonder Who – 07:49 04. Tattoo’d Lady – 05:09 05. Walk On Hot Coals – 10:47 06. Laundromat (Previously Unreleased) – 08:07 07. A Million Miles Away – 09:19 08. Hands Off (Previously Unreleased) – 11:12 09. Too Much Alcohol – 07:47 |
CD 2 – Cork 2 (Cork City Hall, 3 & 5 January 1974) 01. As The Crow Flies – 6:10 02. Pistol Slapper Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 3:25 03. Unmilitary Two-Step (Previously Unreleased) – 2:17 04. Bankers Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 3:18 05. Going To My Home Town (Previously Unreleased) – 7:59 06. Who’s That Coming – 9:17 07. In Your Town (Previously Unreleased) – 16:15
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CD 3 – Dublin 1 (Dublin Carlton Cinema, 2 January 1974) 01. Cradle Rock (Previously Unreleased) – 7:40 02. Tattoo’d Lady (Previously Unreleased) – 4:35 03. Hands Off (Previously Unreleased) – 7:48 04. Walk On Hot Coals (Previously Unreleased) – 11:38 05. Laundromat (Previously Unreleased) – 5:33 06. Too Much Alcohol (Previously Unreleased) – 8:28 07. A Million Miles Away (Previously Unreleased) – 9:31 |
CD 4 – Dublin 2 (Dublin Carlton Cinema, 2 January 1974) 01. As The Crow Flies (Previously Unreleased) – 5:46 02. Pistol Slapper Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 3:16 03. Bankers Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 3:08 04. Unmilitary Two-Step (Previously Unreleased) – 3:15 05. Going To My Hometown (Previously Unreleased) – 6:28 06. In Your Town (Previously Unreleased) – 19:37 07. Bullfrog Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 10:59 |
CD 5 – Belfast 1 (Belfast Ulster Hall, 28 & 29 December 1973) 01. Messin’ With The Kid (Previously Unreleased) – 7:41 02. Cradle Rock (Previously Unreleased) – 7:17 03. I Wonder Who (Previously Unreleased) – 6:18 04. Tattoo’d Lady (Previously Unreleased) – 5:20 05. Walk On Hot Coals (Previously Unreleased) – 9:15 06. Hands Off (Previously Unreleased) – 5:30 07. A Million Miles Away (Previously Unreleased) – 9:09 08. Laundromat (Previously Unreleased) – 7:48 |
CD 6 – Belfast 2 (Belfast Ulster Hall, 28 & 29 December 1973) 01. As The Crow Flies (Previously Unreleased) – 5:48 02. Pistol Slapper Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 3:37 03. Unmilitary Two-Step (Previously Unreleased) – 2:52 04. Bankers Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 3:28 05. Going To My Hometown (Previously Unreleased) – 5:51 06. Who’s That Coming (Previously Unreleased) – 7:15 07. In Your Town (Previously Unreleased) – 17:29 08. Bullfrog Blues (Previously Unreleased) – 11:40 |
CD 7 – City Hall In Session (City Hall In Session, 4 January 1974) 01. Maritime (The Edgar Lustgarden Cut) – 2:32 02. I Want You / Raunchy Medley (Previously Unreleased) – 3:50 03. Treat Her Right – 4:11 04. I Wonder Who (Previously Unreleased) – 5:58 05. Too Much Alcohol (Previously Unreleased) – 7:01 06. Just A Little Bit – 8:17 07. I Can’t Be Satisfied (Previously Unreleased) – 4:08 08. Acoustic Medley (Previously Unreleased) – 1:29 09. Back On My Stompin’ Ground (After Hours) – 6:13 10. Stompin’ Ground (Alt Version) – 6:32 |
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1 Let Me In |
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1 Do You Read Me 5:20 |
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1 Shin Kicker 3:58 |
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1 Shin Kicker 3:58 |
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1 Shin Kicker 3:58 |
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1 Big Guns 3:30 |
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1 Kickback City 4:52 |
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1 Kid Gloves 5:41 |
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1 Loanshark Blues 4:30 |
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CD 1 |
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CD 1 – In Concert |
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1 Continental OP 6:54 |
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1 Wheels Within Wheels 3:28 |
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Deuce 1-1 I’m Not Awake Yet 5:24 1-2 Used To Be 5:06 1-3 Don’t Know Where I’m Going 2:42 1-4 Maybe I Will 4:15 1-5 Whole Lot Of People 4:57 1-6 In Your Town 5:47 1-7 Should’ve Learnt My Lesson 3:36 1-8 There’s A Light 5:59 1-9 Out Of My Mind 3:05 1-10 Crest Of A Wave 6:00 1-11 Persuasion 4:43 |
Calling Card 2-1 Do You Read Me 5:21 2-2 Country Mile 3:19 2-3 Moonchild 4:48 2-4 Calling Card 5:25 2-5 I’ll Admit You’re Gone 4:26 2-6 Secret Agent 5:46 2-7 Jackknife Beat 7:05 2-8 Edged In Blue 5:32 2-9 Barley & Grape Rag 3:39 2-10 Rue The Day 4:14 2-11 Public Enemy (B-Girl Version) 4:33 |
Top Priority 3-1 Follow Me 4:41 3-2 Philby 3:51 3-3 Wayward Child 3:31 3-4 Keychain 4:09 3-5 At The Depot 2:57 3-6 Bad Penny 4:03 3-7 Just Hit Town 3:37 3-8 Off The Handle 5:37 3-9 Public Enemy No. 1 3:46 3-10 Hell Cat 4:50 3-11 The Watcher 5:44 |
Jinx 4-1 Big Guns 3:34 4-2 Bourbon 4:06 4-3 Double Vision 5:07 4-4 The Devil Made Me Do It 2:54 4-5 Signals 4:46 4-6 Jinxed 5:03 4-7 Easy Come, Easy Go 5:48 4-8 Nothin’ But The Devil 3:12 4-9 Ride On Red, Ride On 4:36 4-10 Lonely Mile 4:40 4-11 Loose Talk 4:08 |
Fresh Evidence 5-1 Kid Gloves 5:41 5-2 The King Of Zydeco 3:44 5-3 Middle Name 4:15 5-4 Alexis 4:08 5-5 Empire State Express 5:08 5-6 Ghost Blues 8:02 5-7 Heaven’s Gate 5:10 5-8 The Loop 2:23 5-9 Walkin’ Wounded 5:10 5-10 Slumming Angel 3:40 5-11 Never Asked For Nothin’ 4:29 5-12 Bowed But Not Broken 3:26 |
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CD 1 |
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1 Laundromat 5:18 |
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CD 1 – Studio |
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Kickback City (Studio) |
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CD 1: |
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DISC 1\ |
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01. Pistol Slapper Blues (4:00) |
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01. Messin’ With The Kid – 05:23 |