Touring the USA in April 2018 with Davy Knowles ,Band Of Friends – Rory Gallagher’s longtime rhythm section of Gerry McAvoy (Bass) and Ted McKenna (Drums), in celebration of the life and music of Rory Gallagher.
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BAND OF FRIENDS – A Celebration Of Rory Gallagher feat Davy Knowles, Gerry McAvoy , Ted McKenna
Posted: December 19, 2017 in MUSICTags: Band Of Friends, Davy Knowles, Gerry McAvoy, Rory Gallagher, Ted McKenna
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RORY GALLAGHER – ” Take What I Want ” Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert November 1974
Posted: September 21, 2017 in MUSICTags: Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Rory Gallagher
Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert; Record Plant, Sausalito, Aquarius Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA – November, 1975 Also on this show were Electric Flag and Steeleye Span. I know the venue of this performance is much disputed but I can say that it was the Long Beach Auditorium.
Note: According to Joachim Matz’ timeline and Gerry McAvoy’s book, ABBA, the Sensational Alex Harvey
Band and Electric Flag were also performing on this date.
It is known that ABBA performed an episode that was not broadcast until January 16th, 1976, and that
the Sensational Alex Harvey Band appeared on episode in February 6th, 1976. Electric Flag
performed on this very same episode . If one compares the stage setting from Rory’s appearance to ABBA’s on it becomes obvious that both have certainly been filmed at the same venue and likely at the same date.
There are only two episodes of Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert to feature Rory (which is likely), one
has to come to the following conclusion the first set is often wrongly believed to have been filmed at the
Whiskey-A-Gogo, as far as I know Rory played the following songs in the second session
Let Me In
I Take What I Want
Ain’t Too Good
Souped-Up Ford
Rory Gallagher – guitar & lead vocals Gerry McAvoy – bass Lou Martin – keyboards Rod de’Ath – drums
RORY GALLAGHER – ” Bullfrog Blues ” Old Grey Whistle Test Special – Shepherds Bush Empire, 2nd March 1976
Posted: March 5, 2017 in MUSICTags: Old Grey Whistle Test, Rory Gallagher
On this day 69 years ago William Rory Gallagher was born at the Rock Hospital in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. Let’s celebrate! This wonderful guitarist’s performance ,Here’s the final number from Rory’s appearance at the Old Grey Whistle Test on his birthday in 1976. Rory’s incredible appearance on the classic British music show, Old Grey Whistle Test, Shepherds Bush Empire, 02nd March 1976.
RORY GALLAGHER – ” Fuel To The Fire ” Rock Goes To College
Posted: November 25, 2016 in MUSICTags: Rock Goes To College, Rory Gallagher
The BBC camera work on this clip is admirable (particularly given the incredibly bulky and unwieldy size of the cameras being used at the time) and really showcases Rory’s playing. The whole thing still looks good now that it has been transferred into widescreen format and, most importantly Rory’s performance is first class throughout, aided by his two sidemen at that time – Ted McKenna on drums and Gerry McAvoy on bass.
Sadly, the original ‘Rock Goes To College’ shows were only 45 minutes long so, However, Rory packs a lot into that show. No time to ‘calm things down’ with an acoustic set in the middle, just one slower blues number (Fuel To The Fire) and a lot of punchy rock.
One last point, just for the sake of accuracy, ‘Recorded Live at Middlesex Polytechnic, UK, January 27th, 1979,’ the Roman numerals within the BBC credits near the end reveal that the year it was first broadcast was 1978. As further confirmation of this fact, Pete Drummond’s introduction states that this show was recorded at the end of Rory’s tour to promote his (then) latest album Photo Finish. Wikepedia gives that album an original release date of 1st October 1978 and our old vinyl copy of it confirms that it dates from 1978.
Rock Goes To College
Recorded live at Middlesex Polytechnic, UK,
January 27th 1979
RORY GALLAGHER – ” I Take What I Want “
Posted: October 7, 2016 in MUSICTags: Cover, Rory Gallagher
I Take What I Want — Rory’s cover of the Sam & Dave classic from his appearance on the Don Kirshner Rock Concert in 1975.
In between glam and punk, there was only one person who was anti-mansion, anti-roadies, anti 30 guitars on stage, and possibilly the best live act you could go and see, that was Rory Gallagher. In 1975 at the height of progressive exploration and extended soloing, he was saying three to four minutes was plenty for a song, even with a solo. The tempo is up, he keeps it rockin’, but he’s also got a soul aesthetic and his Sam And Dave cover sounds like something you’d have heard in a club in 1966. It was very different to what everyone else was doing, he was also one of the few musicians who could be a rock star on the cover of the Melody Maker, but could totally hold his own with the pub rockers.
1975 ; (Likely) Aquarius Theatre, Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
TASTE – ” Live At The Isle Of Wight ” 28th August 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival
Posted: August 27, 2016 in FESTIVALS, MUSICTags: Isle of Wight Festival, Rory Gallagher, Taste
Originally formed in Cork, Ireland in 1966 by Rory Gallagher, Taste had a brief but influential career, releasing two studio albums in 1969 and 1970 and disbanding shortly after their legendary appearance at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival, which is the centerpiece of this film. The core of What s Going On is the band s performance at the festival on August 28th but it is encapsulated by a documentary on the history and importance of Taste and setting the scene for their Isle Of Wight Festival appearance.
Academy Award winning Director, Murray Lerner explores Irelands seminal rock band ‘Taste’ with unseen footage from the trio’s now legendary performance at the Isle Of Wight Festival 1970. The festival at the Isle of Wight was to Europe what Woodstock was to the USA. Many problems came about as more rock fans than tickets available came to this usually peaceful island just off the coast of Portsmouth, England. The festival was held at East Afton farm in Freshwater, on the 13- by 23-mile island off the coast of Southern England. This was considered the last monster tribal gathering — the five-day 1970 Isle of Wight Festival — where 600,000 mostly stoned flower children turned ugly in obnoxious displays of hippie self-righteousness.”
Many of the biggest rock stars of the time appeared at this festival including The Who, Free, Donovan, Ten Years After, The Moody Blues, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen and Jethro Tull, and ELP. Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison of the Doors made their last live stage appearance here.
Taste played through the madness of this giant concert where those who did not have tickets rushed and crashed the gates. ‘Taste Live at the Isle of Wight’ has some wonderful songs by Rory Gallagher and a cover for blues star Broonzy in “I Feel So Good.” Originally formed in Cork, Ireland in 1966 by Rory Gallagher, Taste had a brief but influential career, releasing two studio albums in 1969 and 1970 and disbanding shortly after their legendary appearance at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival. This expanded CD is released to coincide with the newly restored 16mm film footage appearing on DVD & Blu-ray. It includes four additional tracks which were not included on the original 1971 album. Rory Gallagher would go on to enjoy an acclaimed and highly successful solo career and this electrifying show by Taste is an early example of Rory s justified reputation as the ultimate live performer.
Live at the Isle of Wight is the fourth album and second live album by Irish rock band Taste, released in 1971.[1] It was recorded live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 and released after the band broke up.
Taste could have been on top of the world musically, this performance proves they were a force to take notice of, Rory Gallagher’s playing is inspired, there was a sound made I could not identify until I saw it on the film, Rory actually hitting the strings with the palm of his hand makes this sound. John Wilson on drums leaning in so as not to miss any notes he counters to Rory’s, the same with Richie McCracken on bass, Rory leading and they match him note for note on their instruments, Rory pulls them along with unspoken “you can do this”. They played on Friday afternoon, a lot of the crowd hadn’t arrived by then, after What’s Going On (the opening number) the appreciation starts to grow, by the time they leave the stage (for the first time) after I Feel So Good, the crowd are roaring, its like an avalanche or tidal wave, the crowd know they are witnessing something they will never see again, I reckon they could literally have played all night, the crowd would have demanded they stay on stage.
On the way to the festival, due to appallingly bad management, Rory had decided to break up the band, so they played on stage like they were possessed. It is the most amazing, mind blowing, awesome, tremendous set ever, inventive, as Rory introduces Gamblin’ Blues he says “we would like to do a bit of bottleneck, hope you like it” – the crowd didn’t like it THEY LOVED IT. I know of one of my friends who was actually at this festival and he waited 45 years to hear it again
Track listing[edit]
- “What’s Going On” – 5:41
- “Sugar Mama” (Trad. arr. by Rory Gallagher) – 10:18
- “Morning Sun” – 4:31
- “Sinner Boy” – 5:31
- “I Feel So Good” (Big Bill Broonzy) – 10:10
- “Catfish” (Trad. arr. by Rory Gallagher) – 14:26
- All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher except where indicated.
- Rory Gallagher – guitars, vocals, Harmonica
- Richard “Charlie” McCracken – bass guitar
- John Wilson – drums
RORY GALLAGHER – ” Live at the Aquarius Theatre Record Plant ” Sausalito 1975
Posted: August 5, 2016 in MUSICTags: Don Kirschner's Rock Concert, Live, Rory Gallagher
1975 Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert
Record Plant, Sausalito, Aquarius Theatre
Hollywood, California, U.S.A.31 10 1975
setlist
Let Me In
I Take What I Want
Ain’t Too Good
Souped-Up Ford
The Band
Rory Gallagher – guitar & lead vocals
Gerry McAvoy – bass
Lou Martin – keyboards
Rod de’Ath – drums
RORY GALLAGHER – ” The Old Grey Whistle Test “
Posted: March 10, 2016 in MUSICTags: Old Grey Whistle Test, Rory Gallagher
It has been said that someone once asked Jimi Hendrix what it was like to be the greatest guitarist ever. Jimi supposedly said . I don’t know, you would have to ask Rory Gallagher.
If he was still with us, Rory would have turned 68 years old on March 2nd. Rory recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste during the late 1960s. He was a talented guitarist known for his charismatic performances and dedication to his craft. Gallagher’s albums have sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide.
Rory Gallagher received a liver transplant in 1995, but died of complications later on June 14th, in London, UK at the age of 47.
We know it is hard to say who the best guitarist ever is / was as everyones tastes differ. But we do know that when you ask most people to name their top 5 favorites, Rory Gallagher is usually on that list.
From March 1976 – Rory Gallagher performs a cover of “All Around Man”, Originally by delta blues great Bo Carter this performance was taken from Rory’s incredible appearance on the classic British music show, The Old Grey Whistle Test.
In the second of the two videos, see his entire performances from the Old Grey Whistle Test, including amazing live versions of, “I Take What I Want”,”Bought And Sold”,”All Around Man”,”Out on the Western Plain”, “Souped Up Ford” and “Bullfrog Blues”.
As this appears to be from a BBC broadcast in the mid 90s, shortly after Gallagher’s passing, it also contains an introduction by Slash, where he talks about meeting Rory and the influence he had on him as a young guitar player.
RORY GALLAGHER – ” Tokyo, Japan ” November 3rd 1977 (Full Concert)
Posted: December 4, 2015 in MUSICTags: Calling Card, Japan, Live, Rory Gallagher, Tokyo
As an aside, between October 25 and November 5, 1977, Rory and his band played seven gigs in Japan in venues at Nagoya, Hiroshima, Tokyo, and Osaka. Shortly after the band’s final concert at the Nakano Sun-Plaza Hall in Tokyo on November 5, 1977, the band flew to LA to record a new album which remained unreleased until 2011. The album was eventually called Notes From San Francisco. The 1977 Japan gigs were to promote the Calling Card album, which was released in 1976.
Band Lineup:
Rory Gallagher: Guitar, Vocals
Gerry McAvoy: Bass
Rod de’Ath: Drums
Lou Martin: Keyboards
Disc 1
Track 1. Introduction/Monitor Check
Track 2. Moonchild
Track 3. Bought And Sold
Track 4. Band Introduction
Track 5. Tattoo’d Lady
Track 6. Calling Card
Track 7. Secret Agent
Track 8. A Million Miles Away
Track 9. Do You Read Me
Track 10. Out On The Western Plain
Track 11. Too Much Alcohol
Track 12. Barley And Grope Rag (Pistol Slapper Blues)
Track 13. Going To My Hometown
Disc 2
Track 1. I Take What I Want
Track 2. Walk On Hot Coals
Track 3. Garbage Man
Track 4. Souped Up Ford
Track 5. Bullfrog Blues
Track 6. Bass Solo
Track 7. Drum Solo
Track 8. Bullfrog Blues
Track 9. UDO’s Announcement
Track 10. Country Mile
Track 11. Boogie
Track 12. Announcement
RORY GALLAGHER – ” Baden Baden Germany ” Ohne Filter 30th March 1990
Posted: June 21, 2015 in MUSICTags: Baden Baden, Live, Rory Gallagher
Excellent quality Pro-shot broadcast recording of Rory Gallagher on Ohne Filter, recorded live in Baden, Germany on March 30th, 1990. DVD has a total running time of 57 minutes, and quality is about 8/10. Track listing is as follows:
SETLIST:
Continental OP
Don’t Start Me To Talkin’
The Loop
Mean Disposition
Walkin’ Wounded
Wanted Blues
Out On The Western Plain
Messin’ With The Kid
Bullfrog Blues + The Boys Are Back In Town
The Fat Angel Sings 