Joe Bonamassa was recently provided the opportunity to play Rory Gallagher's legendary 1961 Strat during a concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Here he is playing Gallagher's "Cradle Rock" and his own "When the Fire Hits the Sea" on the guitar: (Unfortunately, video removed from YouTube.) In the next video, Bonamassa plays Gallagher's Strat on Gary Moore's "Midnight … [Read more...]
Photo Friday: Rory Gallagher
This is a photo of Rory Gallagher playing his well-worn Stratocaster around the time of his Irish Tour '74 album release: Photo credit: www.rorygallagher.com … [Read more...]
Rory Gallagher “Off the Handle”
One of the things that I like to do when I "discover" a new artist that I like is to trace their roots. You can learn a lot about a guitar player based on who they cite as influences. Joe Bonamassa has often cited Rory Gallagher as a major influence, and Bonamassa has even covered Gallagher on his albums. Gallagher is a fairly well-known, but (in my opinion) under … [Read more...]