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Rory Gallagher

Irish guitarist and songwriter (born 2nd March, 1948, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal - died 14th June, 1995, London). One of the most influential guitarists of all times, Gallagher refused to release singles or music videos and turned down the opportunity to join [a=The Rolling Stones] in the 1970s. He became ill on tour in the Netherlands and later died in London due to complications arising from a liver transplant. Band line-up In addition to Gallagher himself (on guitar and vocals), over the years Gallagher's band included: - 1971–1972: [a=Gerry McAvoy] (bass), [a=Wilgar Campbell] (drums). 1972–1978: Gerry McAvoy (bass), [a=Lou Martin] (keyboards), [a=Rod de'Ath] (drums). 1978–1981: Gerry McAvoy (bass), [a=Ted McKenna] (drums). 1981–1991: Gerry McAvoy (bass), [a=Brendan O'Neill] (drums) + frequent guest: [a=Mark Feltham] (harmonica). 1992–1994: [a=David Levy] (bass), [a=Jim Leverton] (keyboards), [a=John Cooke] (keyboards), [a=Richard Newman] (drums) and frequent guest [a=Mark Feltham] (harmonica).