Rory Gallagher: A Biography

by Jean-Noel Coghe

This is the incredible story of the boy from Cork whose talent as a guitarist emerged at an early age. He began his musical career in the showband era but soon founded the rock band Taste. After leaving the band, Rory recorded his first solo album in 1971. It was the gateway to over twenty years of recording, playing live and collaborations with the Fureys, the Dubliners and many others. The tragic death of Rory Gallagher in 1995 at the age of 47 robbed Ireland of one of its finest musicians, an artist whose development closely mirrored that of Irish music in general.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2002

Reviews

[Piotr Grabowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm just reading, so far got to the Taste stage and I'm already bored. No living people there, they all just come and go without slightest emotional interactions. You won't find any citations, no real words from Rory or people around him, no juicy remarks, it's just a dry school-like essay. 'He did', 'he thought' 'he was worried'. A disappointment.