Rory Gallagher

E678291

Rory Gallagher was an Irish blues and rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter renowned for his fiery live performances and influential, soulful playing style.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rory Gallagher canonical 9
William Rory Gallagher 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf guitarist
human
musician
record producer
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1995
activeYearsStart 1963
buriedIn St Oliver's Cemetery, Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland
causeOfDeath complications following liver transplant
commemoratedBy Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival in Ballyshannon
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 1948-03-02
dateOfDeath 1995-06-14
familyName Gallagher
fullName William Rory Gallagher
linked to: Rory Gallagher
genre blues
blues rock
hard rock
rock
givenName Rory
hasHonor Rory Gallagher Corner in Dublin
Rory Gallagher Place in Cork
statue in Ballyshannon
hasSibling Dónal Gallagher
influenced Brian May
Gary Moore
Joe Bonamassa
Johnny Marr
Slash
The Edge
instrument acoustic guitar
electric guitar
harmonica
mandolin
saxophone
vocals
knownFor fiery live performances
soulful guitar playing
label Capo Records
Chrysalis Records
Polydor Records
memberOf Taste
nationality Irish
notableInstrument 1961 Fender Stratocaster
linked to: Fender Stratocaster
notableWork Against the Grain
Blueprint
Calling Card
Defender
Deuce
Fresh Evidence
Irish Tour '74
Photo-Finish
Tattoo
Top Priority
occupation guitarist
record producer
singer
songwriter
performedAt Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Montreux Jazz Festival
Reading Festival
placeOfBirth Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland
placeOfDeath London, England
raisedIn Cork, Ireland
religion Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Son House influenced Rory Gallagher
Joe Bonamassa influencedBy Rory Gallagher
"Smokestack Lightning" hasInfluencedArtist Rory Gallagher
Rory hasNotableBearer Rory Gallagher
Box of Frogs hasAssociatedAct Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher fullName William Rory Gallagher
linked to: Rory Gallagher
Ballyshannon hasNotablePerson Rory Gallagher
Eyesight to the Blind hasNotableCover Rory Gallagher