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The "harm" Rory did.
My abiding memory of my Concert going days ( I once went to a Rolling Stones concert at Slane - They were fantastic BUT there's always room for some Cork improvement), I think ALL the others were Rory Gigs
Myself and my friend Paddy, another mad fan, had an extra ticket for the next concert (Irish tour 1974 - Carlton DUBLIN I believe) and we offered it to my brother's friend, I think his name was Frank Malone, they had started a band and Frank was their "guitar man". Good he was too.
Well, Frank hadn't been to a Rory Concert before and didn't know what to expect. We had been to a few and knew what the "electric" in electric guitar meant!
The concert, as we all know now, went off brilliantly and was a huge success with everyone on the night. This is my favorite album to date.
Afer the concert, in our local, we asked Frank what he thought of his first Rory Gallagher concert. He said that he was completely blown away by the performance. "I have never heard (guitar) playing like that before, some of it quite impossible. Rory was absolutely brilliant" or words to that effect.
"I've seen the best and I've made a decision" and sighed deeply..
"I'm giving up the guitar"!
and we all laughed.
To this day I don't know if Frank Malone strung up his guitar.
Declan Wafer
05/10/2003
A Biography
A biography compiled by S. M. Donnarde, Kimmo Hagelberg, Sergio Seghetti
Born: Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland, 2 March, 1948. Family moved to Cork in the 1950s.
Age 9: Bought first acoustic guitar and taught himself to play.
Age 10: Began to play in public in local amateur shows.
Age 12: Won talent competition at Cork City Hall. Bought first electric guitar.
Age 13: Formed first band.
1963: Bought (secondhand) the famous '61 sunburst Fender Stratocaster, for 100 pounds, in Cork (reputedly the first such guitar in Ireland). (The 'battered Strat' was to be Rory's most notable trademark over the next 31 years.)
Age 16: Joined Fontana Show Band (later renamed The Impact) while still at school, and played in the evenings, in and around Cork.
1964: Toured in Britain with Fontana.
1964/5: Fontana's name changed to The Impact. Played a stint at an American airforce base near Madrid.
1965: The Impact returned to London. Stint in clubs in Hamburg before the band split.
1965: Rory formed a 3-piece group with The Impact's former bassist and drummer. Played in clubs in Hamburg.
1966: Rory formed new trio - Taste - in Cork with Eric Kitteringham (bass) and Norman Damery (drums).
1967: Taste played in Hamburg; also in Cork, Dublin, and elsewhere in Ireland. Secured a regular booking at the Maritime Hotel, R&B club in Belfast.
1968: Rory formed new version of Taste with Richard McCracken (bass) and John Wilson (drums). Taste moved to London; played in England and Germany.
1969: Taste toured US and Canada as support to British group Blind Faith.
1970: Taste toured Europe and Scandinavia. Taste's final appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival.
1970: Rory goes solo with his own band.
Line up of Rory Gallagher Band: Rory Gallagher (guitar, vocals) with:
1970 - 1972: Gerry McAvoy (bass), Wilgar Campbell (drums)
1972 - 1976: Gerry McAvoy (bass), Lou Martin (piano), Rod De'Ath (drums)
1976- 1981: Gerry McAvoy (bass), Ted McKenna (drums)
1981- 1991: Gerry McAvoy (bass), Brendan O'Neil (drums)
1992- 1994: David Levy (bass), Jim Levaton (keyboards), John Cooke (keyboards), Richard Newman (drums). Regular guest: Mark Feltham (harmonica).
1972: "Live! In Europe" earned Rory platinum sales and Melody Maker's "Musician of the Year" Award.
1976: Rory became the first artist to perform on a Eurovision television transmission to over one hundred million people. He also embarked on his 10th American tour.
Late 1994: Rory falls seriously ill while touring in Europe.
14th June 1995 @ 10.44am:Rory died in King's College Hospital, London, from complications following a liver transplant in April. He lived in Chelsea, London. He never married, and had no children.
16 June, 1995: Rory receives ovation from the people of Cork who line the streets as his funeral cortege procedes to the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit.
19 June, 1995: Thousands attend Requiem Mass and funeral in Cork. Rory is laid to rest in St. Oliver's Cemetery, Cork.
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