Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) was a legendary Irish blues/rock guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and raised in County Cork. He is regularly credited as one of the most influential Irish rock and blues musicians of all time. Before finding solo fame he was a member of blues-rock band
Taste. In 1972 he was voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year, dethroning
Eric Clapton. Rory's relevance faded in the 1980s, amid health issues and dwindling interest in blues rock as a whole. He died of complications following a liver transplant in 1995. As the funeral corteg…
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