<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Rory-gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/rory-gallagher Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:03:52 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “He played it to death. I don't think he would have swapped it for anything in the world.” Rory Gallagher's iconic 1961 Strat is finally headed to the National Museum in Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/rory-gallaghers-strat-is-heading-to-the-national-museum-ireland-at-long-last Uw5HpET6nPm5bBJ6qs3r89 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:03:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Probably the only good thing that ever came from my drinking.” Marcus King didn't realize he bought a gem of a vintage guitar until this happened ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/marcus-king-drunkenly-bought-a-1966-esquire eqaznWjdQZYiKUNUc9AwdN Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:47:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We headlined. He went on first, and he kicked our ass…" Joe Perry and Brad Whitford on the time Aerosmith were schooled by Rory Gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-perry-and-brad-whitford-on-getting-schooled-by-rory-gallagher-in-1974 EPmwVDF8Em2CfvjTQtj7BH Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've always wanted to buy a sunburst Stratocaster from Crowley's. Today I did.” Joe Bonamassa visits the store where Rory Gallagher bought his legendary Strat and buys a sunburst of his own ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-visits-crowleys-guitar-store-cork-ireland voiRPDekukz8SyVktED3vd Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:05:51 +0000 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:06:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He goes, ‘Play, boy,’ in that very southern way. I start taking my solo, sweating: ‘He’s going to hit me! I know it’s coming.’” How Jerry Lee Lewis terrorized Rory Gallagher, Dave Davies and Ritchie Blackmore ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-on-jerry-lee-lewis KEAv5dnWA7XP5TD76ZnfoP Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:17:11 +0000 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:43:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He felt that he would never be his own man.” Rory Gallagher rejected the chance to bring Cream back from the dead when Eric Clapton left the group in 1968 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/why-rory-gallagher-rejected-cream p762s7uPs4w2Jxf38BTYyA Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:01:53 +0000 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:29:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I thought, Wow, what an effective thing to do! And I learned it directly from him.” Alex Lifeson reveals the technique he stole from Rory Gallagher during their time together on the road ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/alex-lifeson-on-rory-gallagher ymv8XS83cqGiFEoDXvPsJZ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:55:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have this little box, I turn it up and it sings for me”: Brian May recalls meeting Rory Gallagher in the late ‘60s and how it changed his tone forever ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brian-may-on-meeting-rory-gallagher-and-wanting-a-rhythm-guitarist-in-queen EqQxgpcTqJTv69TYz3Vkzg Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:17:36 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:29:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He blazed a trail and has left a lasting legacy, he deserves to be honored in his home city.” An Irish councilor is pushing for a Gary Moore statue in his hometown of Belfast ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/gary-moore-belfast-statue-planned tckLdbDGX7KqsPEVdegNoR Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Not too clever!" Rory Gallagher was honored with a statue in Belfast. But they got a key detail wrong ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rory-gallager-honored-with-belfast-statue X2ct5nWJuiNU7wd2vNCwnS Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:04:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:07:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is the biggest challenge of my musical life.” Joe Bonamassa on the honor and pressures of his upcoming Rory Gallagher tribute shows in Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-on-his-rory-gallagher-tribute-shows 7oksWPJ572UMqV9g8QCkSj Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:20:54 +0000 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:01:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ "That's his DNA right there." Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's "other" Strat. But his excitement isn't about the guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-bonamassa-on-the-legacy-of-rory-gallaghers-guitars 8ake539Wr88haZWUStJbzZ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:13:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you're playing with a flatpick full-time, you're only half playing the guitar.” Rory Gallagher delivers a master class in blues in Guitar Player’s 1978 interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rory-gallagher-talks-the-blues-in-a-1978-Guitar-Player-cover-story Rh9mcX3j7duEVojS9AY3EW Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:08:25 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The best news I have heard all year. Bless them for keeping this guitar in Ireland." Rory Gallagher’s Strat sells for $1.16 million before being donated to the National Museum of Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallaghers-strat-sold-at-auction-and-donated-to-the-national-museum-of-ireland hu8K87QyNyH7Ep5DdZxfZE Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:47:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I kept thinking, ‘It worked beautifully for Rory Gallagher with a similar setup.’ But for me it was just frustrating”: Why Brian May never took to the Strat or Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-may-rory-gallagher-strat-les-paul rBCfuxbhMFDbM5nLrXP2YX Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:27:09 +0000 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:49:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rory was one of the first to put Irish rock on the international stage; it’s important that it's kept in Ireland”: The Irish government is considering what it can do to keep Rory Gallagher’s Strat in the country ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallagher-stratocaster-irish-government ADcZr9Y3wuuLDM8hxzbaBP Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:33:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The guitar is a symbol of what he represents for us; we must do it for him and our heritage”: A fundraising campaign has been launched to buy Rory Gallagher’s Stratocaster and keep it in Ireland ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallagher-strat-gofundme EVd3roSLKTEHkjjSfuXMWS Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:50:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don't think he would have swapped it for anything in the world. Truthfully, it was his wife”: Rory Gallagher’s legendary ’61 Stratocaster to be sold at auction ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallagher-strat-auction BscaSg3kxKfrgo44dvRKt8 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:11:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Guitar playing is a creative thing. If you come into it thinking that it’s a competition, you’re already screwed”: Rising U.K. blues guitarist Dom Martin on beating his inner demons and the ghost of Rory Gallagher ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player/dom-martin-interview-2023 DPABcZiLPCTeGSVf8nARuZ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:13:43 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rory Gallagher's Explosive "Shadow Play" Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rory-gallagher-live ZsJP4PVVLmqMeTVnKsFQLV Wed, 05 Apr 2023 11:54:03 +0000 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:02:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Played by the Likes of Hank Marvin and Rory Gallagher, Guyatones Are Among the Best Japanese Vintage Guitars Around ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/played-by-the-likes-of-hank-marvin-and-rory-gallagher-guyatones-are-among-the-best-japanese-vintage-guitars-around BTEHfVe95fyKAxCSCUmXJQ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:31:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher Fans Are in for a Treat With Forthcoming 'Deuce' Releases ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallagher-fans-are-in-for-a-treat-with-forthcoming-deuce-releases 6XRzDcBmS3ENr9VjP2RXzA Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:54:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher’s School of Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rory-gallaghers-school-of-blues zHbJbiA2VX6H84bxVH2tyB Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:44:25 +0000 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Said I Would Like to, Effectively, Sing a Verse On The Guitar”: Brian May Reveals the Studio Secrets of His Legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody” Solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-said-i-would-like-to-effectively-sing-a-verse-on-the-guitar-brian-may-reveals-the-studio-secrets-of-his-legendary-bohemian-rhapsody-solo qU83gyhrBCWiZ4qYd5DkBN Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:30:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rory Gallagher’s Mind-Blowing Slide Guitar Skills in Action ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/watch-rory-gallaghers-mind-blowing-slide-guitar-skills-in-action gNqvUYwq3ty6nfVqnB9Z8B Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:33:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Rory Gallagher Livestream Show ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-the-rory-gallagher-livestream-show-today-on-facebook-and-youtube T79QfBm7hnRFMn3EDuMRNM Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:58:21 +0000 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:10:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rory Gallagher Define Classic Blues Rock Stratocaster Tone ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-rory-gallagher-define-classic-blues-rock-stratocaster-tone YJThkqE9FFLvUXQrCKZ3iN Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:36:57 +0000 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:05:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher Voted Ireland’s Greatest Music Artist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/rory-gallagher-voted-irelands-greatest-music-artist 2JkjrZ2GxLuZqcZHBHNaiS Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:04:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live, Rare & Unreleased Rory Gallagher Tracks Finally See the Light of Day ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/live-rare-and-unreleased-rory-gallagher-tracks-finally-see-the-light-of-day SD8ysQc72aEwXyFxXAsYrB Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:36:21 +0000 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:34:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get Your Mojo Workin' Pro-Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/get-your-mojo-workin-pro-style qtLME4UDLgXF2N5fz6EKpS Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:01:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Rory Gallagher’s Famous Strat and Other Guitars Up Close ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/see-rory-gallagher-strat iN5RvfbGTSuUoVQcY34aZV Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:11:01 +0000 Fri, 13 May 2022 15:05:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen To Rory Gallagher and Jerry Lee Lewis's Previously Unreleased Cover of the Rolling Stones' Satisfaction ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/listen-to-rory-gallagher-and-jerry-lee-lewiss-previously-unreleased-cover-of-the-rolling-stones-satisfaction 574kBF3MUfpVdfRos3pj8S Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:11:54 +0000 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 08:28:51 +0000