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GALLAGHER Rory
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born:	02.03.1948	(Ballyshannon, Ireland)
Died:	14.06.1995	(liver transplant)

Appearances:

cca 1962	The Fontana Showband
?	The Impact
1965-70	Taste
since 2/71	Rory Gallagher

Line-Up:

Rory Gallagher - voc,g
Gerry McAvoy - bg
Brendan O'Neill - ds

Former Members:

Wilgar Campbell (ds, 2/71-72); Rod d'Ath (ds, 1972-cca 10/75); Ted McKenna (ds, 1976-80)
Lou Martin (p, 1972-cca 10/75)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Rory Gallagher	5/1971	Polydor		32
2.	Deuce	11/1971	Polydor		39
3.	Live In Europe	5/1972	Polydor		9
4.	Live At The Isle Of Wight	8/1972	Polydor		41
5.	Blueprint produced by: Rory Gallagher	2/1973	Polydor		12
6.	Tattoo	20.10.1973	Polydor		32
7.	In The Beginning - An Early Taste Of Rory Gallagher	1974	Decca
8.	Irish Tour '74 (2LP)	6/1974	Polydor		36
9.	Sinner & Saint	2/1975	Polydor
10.	Rory Gallagher	14.03.1975	Polydor 1+2
11.	Against The Grain produced by: Rory Gallagher	24.10.1975	Chrysalis		30
12.	The Story So Far	4/1976	Polydor
13.	Calling Card produced by: Roger Glover	27.08.1976	Chrysalis		32
14.	The Best Years	22.10.1976	Polydor
15.	Live	08.04.1977	Polydor
16.	Take It Easy Baby	1977
17.	First & Best	1978
18.	Photo-Finish produced by: Rory Gallagher/Alan O'Duffy	13.10.1978	Chrysalis
19.	Top Priority produced by: Rory Gallagher/Alan O'Duffy	07.09.1979	Chrysalis		56
20.	The Story Of Rory Gallagher	1979	Chrysalis
21.	Stage Struck	12.09.1980	Chrysalis		40
22.	Jinx	23.04.1982	Chrysalis		68
23.	Defender	7/1987	Demon
24.	The Best Of Rory Gallagher And Taste	2/1988	Polydor
25.	Fresh Evidence	6/1990	I.R.S.
26.	Edged In Blue	6/1992	Capo/Demon
27.	G-Men Bootleg Series Vol. 1 (3CD)	11/1992	Essential
28.	BBC Sessions	09.08.1999
29.	Let's Go To Work	10/2001	Capo
30.	Wheels Within Wheels	18.03.2003	Buddha
31.	Big Guns: The Very Best of Rory Gallagher	14.06.2005	BMG Heritage		31
32.	Live at Montreux	25.07.2006	Eagle
33.	Original Album Classics	24.06.2008	Sony BMG Europe
34.	Crest of a Wave: The Best of Rory Gallagher	25.08.2009	Eagle
35.	Greatest Hits	02.02.2010	Sony BMG Europe
36.	Beat Club Sessions	14.09.2010	Eagle Rock
37.	Notes from San Francisco (2CD)	17.05.2011	Eagle		44
38.	Stratocaster Sounds	25.06.2013
39.	Kickback City (3CD)	29.10.2013	Strange Music
40.	Live at Montreux Anthology	04.02.2014
41.	Irishman In New York	28.04.2015	Rockbeat
42.	Cradle Rock: Radio Broadcast, 1974	10.07.2015	Laser Media
43.	Young Fashioned Ways Broadcast 1975	21.10.2016	Laser Media
44.	The French Connection	4/2018	UMC
45.	Blues	5/2019	UMC		17
46.	Check Shirt Wizzard - Live In '77	3/2020	UMC		26
47.	The Best Of Rory Gallagher	10/2020	Universal
48.	Cleveland Calling - Pt 2	7/2021	UMC
49.	All Around Man - Live In London	7/2023	Universal
50.	The Best Of Rory Gallagher At The BBC	10/2024	Universal

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	It's You / Just The Smile / Sinner Boy	1/1971	Polydor
2.	Souped Up Ford / I Take What I Want	11/1975	Chrysalis
3.	Shadow Play / Souped Up Ford / Brute Force And Ignorance	12.01.1979	Chrysalis
4.	Philby / Hellcat / Country Mile	31.08.1979	Chrysalis
5.	Wayward Child (live) / Keychain	22.08.1980	Chrysalis
6.	Hellcat / Nothing But The Devil	1980	Chrysalis
7.	Big Guns / The Devil Made Me Do It	18.06.1982	Chrysalis
8.	Blister On The Moon / Sugar Mama / Catfish / On The Board	10/1982	Polydor
9.	Shadowplay / Brute Force And Ignorance / Moonchild / Souped Up Ford	1983	Chrysalis
10.	Seems To Me / No Peace For The Wicked (LP bonus)	7/1987	Demon

Gerry McAvoy:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Street Talk	14.12.1979	Bridge House

Videos:

1. Live In Cork - ?, live
2. Irish Tour - 2/2001, BMG Video, live

Movies:

1. Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 (10/1974, directed by Tony Palmer)

Various:

† 14.6.1995 (transplantace jater)

appeared on the LP:

Jerry Lee Lewis: The Session (9.3.73, Mercury)
Lonnie Donegan: Puttin' On The Style (1977)
Box Of Frogs: Box Of Frogs (7/84, Epic)

Ted McKenna:

appeared on the LP:

Dan McCafferty: Dan McCafferty (24.10.75, Mountain)
Billy Rankin: Growin' Up Too Fast (1984, A&M)
Phenomena: Phenomena I (1985, Bronze)
Ian Gillan: Naked Thunder (6/90, east west)
Fish: Internal Exile (10/91, Polydor)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	26	19.07.1994	43	Opilci v dějinách	profile
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	24	19.06.1997	90	Hard & Heavy Masters	discography
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	4		105		gig review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	03.04.1971	1
1971	0	03.04.1971	9		interview
1971	0	24.04.1971	27	Pop Albums	album review
1971	0	01.05.1971	33	Choice	album review
1971	0	18.09.1971	20		gig review
1972	0	29.01.1972	42	Caught In The Act	gig review
1972	0	30.12.1972	20
1973	10	10.03.1973	43	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	25	22.06.1974	62	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	38	21.09.1974	49		interview
1974	44	02.11.1974	52	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	47	23.11.1974	34	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	49	07.12.1974	65	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	1	04.01.1975	36	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	16	19.04.1975	42	Albums	album review
1975	17	26.04.1975	42		gig review
1975	24	14.06.1975	34		interview
1975	30	26.07.1975	40	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	42	18.10.1975	1
1975	43	25.10.1975	52	Albums	album review
1975	51	20.12.1975	5	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	51	20.12.1975	18		interview
1976	1	03.01.1976	5	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	3	17.01.1976	14	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	33	14.08.1976	5
1976	40	02.10.1976	29	New Albums	album review
1976	42	16.10.1976	40		interview
1978	44	18.11.1978	35		interview
1978	52	30.12.1978	3	News
1979	3	20.01.1979	28	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	31	18.08.1979	4	News
1979	34	08.09.1979	24	Singles	single review
1979	41	27.10.1979	43	Any Questions?	discography
1980	13	29.03.1980	26	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	25	02.08.1980	3	News
1981	37	12.09.1981	27		interview
1981	44	31.10.1981	5	Fast Forward
1981	50	12.12.1981	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	16	17.04.1982	32	Datelines
1982	21	22.05.1982	18	Albums	album review
1982	24	12.06.1982	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1995	25	24.06.1995	6	News
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	16.12.1972	25
1972	0	23.12.1972	19	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1973	0	13.01.1973	4	News Desk
1973	0	17.02.1973	23	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1973	0	07.04.1973	34	This Is America
1973	0	13.10.1973	3	News Desk
1973	0	13.10.1973	51
1974	0	19.01.1974	3	News Survey
1974	0	11.05.1974	3	News Desk
1974	0	01.06.1974	2	News Desk
1974	0	13.07.1974	10	Albums	album review
1974	38	21.09.1974	2	News Desk
1975	0	04.01.1975	26	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	08.03.1975	22	Platters	album review
1975	0	15.03.1975	2	News Desk - Recording News
1975	0	19.07.1975	34
1975	0	22.11.1975	24	Platters	album review
1975	0	20.12.1975	34	On The Town	gig review
1976	0	03.01.1976	5
1976	0	23.10.1976	48		album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	16	16.08.1994	7	Galerie
1995	13	04.07.1995	3	Hot
2003	5		74	Recenze CD	album review
2011	8		58	Recenze CD	album review