RORY GALLAGHER
Forget the money, forget the fame, forget the acclaim, He was in it for just one thing – the music. And when this Irish wizard played it, he was one of the greatest.
Words: Mick Wall
Rory Gallagher: good enough to be asked to join the Stones, good enough to say no.
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Bono called him “one of the top ten guitar players of all time”. When asked once how it felt to be the greatest guitarist in the world, Jimi Hendrix replied: “You should ask Rory Gallagher that question, sir.”
In which case, how come Rory Gallagher’s name is nowhere on the list of first names out of the mouths of so-called experts when discussing that age-old question: who is the greatest guitarist of them all?