How To Play Guitar According To Rory Gallagher

Rory Gallagher Was A Master Guitarist, Who While Might Have Not Been As Big As His Contemporaries, Rory Could Hang With The Best of Them! From His Wild Guitar Style, Huge Sound And Impressive Chops, Rory Really Was A Guitarist’s Guitarist. In this video, we’ll be analyzing how exactly Rory developed his style and how he initially picked up the instrument. Plus we’ve gathered rare interviews and clips from Rory explaining why he plays a Stratocaster and the influences behind his playing. If You Enjoyed The Video Please Remember To Like This Video And Subscribe To The Channel For More Videos Like This!! Enjoy! #music #viral #fyp #trending #Rory #rorygallagher #guitarist #rock #guitar #70s #80s #blues
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[@ernestcanup2274]

I could name a thousand great guitarists but for me Rory Gallagher will always be the one.

[@aparecidacida157]

👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍 Agree with every single word!

[@tomholman4991]

Ernest he truly is one of the best guitar players, but wut a voice.

[@LorraineHinchliffe-vg5cb]

Rory once broke a string on stage, and carried on playing, as he fixed it. What an underrated genius

[@pamackroyd1825]

At the time, I met Rory after a gig. What struck me was he was not just an incredible live performer, in person, he was humble and unassuming. For a time I was alone with him, and I remember that he was a perfect gentleman too. In his lifetime, Rory was a significant star, and today decades after his passing he still is. Respected by all his contemporaries. The difference is he did not sell out to commercialism. He refused to release singles. He was an album/ live musician. Many from his generation were... For example, Nick Drake and John Martyn never released singles either, Rory stood out from his peers, he was voted the best guitarist in the world! In ( Golden Standard) The Melody Marker Magazine, ahead of all his contemporaries in 1972. He recorded with Muddy Waters, Gerry Lee Lewis, Albert King, etc. In his lifetime, with no radio play, off his own back, he sold over 30 million albums! He could have sold four times that amount during his concerts, in truth, no one knows how many albums were sold? because there was no central location... So with that in mind, before his health problems, Rory lived a full, happy, and successful life.

[@stesrad]

Just as important is what a brilliant person... No bulshit with this man ! He is a credit to his country and his art. Yet again taken too soon but still lives on through the music.☘️

[@jokermaan1]

Poor guy had to put up with being asked such a lot of dumbass questions, but was always polite and generous with his time. A beautiful soul and a musical giant. Sad he went so soon.

[@adamkrauss303]

Yeah, as usual, poor interviewing by most journalists represented here, but handled exceptional by Rory.

[@popogast]

There's a lot what catched my eye in this video. I can't comment that all. Rory was one of the good guys who wanted to play, not be the richest. I'm glad to have watched a performance of him once in my lifetime. I miss him.

[@leehambleton9919]

For me Rory was the greatest of all time amazing player energy excitement stage presence he really was the best rip Rory

[@trevordoolan5011]

Rory was a "True Blues Irish Soul" ✊ .

[@michaelcraig9449]

Rory and Robin Trower both were played on the radio here a lot in St. Louis, KSHE 95. Still played often, and well known here.

[@LorraineHinchliffe-vg5cb]

Rory once broke a string on stage, and carried on playing, while he fixed it..... genius and underrated Rory Gallagher

[@donjohn2695]

Greatest blues rock guitarist EVER RIP Rory

[@64north20west]

When you have the top skill set that this guy had, it seems impossible to be so down to earth. That's what shakes you about losing him so young. Legend with heart and soul.

[@brucelang1201]

That quality among top guitarists was pretty abundant which on its own inspired because even if u weren't really into that type of music the character of the artist impressed.

[@michaelcraig9449]

Actually the true greats are usually friendly cool kicked back guys like Rory. It is the wannabes, that maybe dont play very well, that are not so sure about themselves, that are often snobby jerks.

[@caseyjones0113]

He was always committed to doing his own awesome, heart and soul thing ❤️ Rock on Rory 🙏

[@katzensprung7449]

There are many great guitar players I love and admire, but Rory is my absolute favourite. What a fantastic guitar player and what a wonderful person!! He is a huge inspiration. Btw today is March, the 2nd, 2024. Today would be Rory's 76th birthday. Dear Rory, may God bless your soul and may you rest in peace! Thank you very much for the music!

[@MikeCarvin]

If there's a medieval troubadour in rock, he must be Rory.

[@paddymaxwell]

Rory and Dylan.....forever on the road

[@jammininthepast]

Refreshing to hear where his head was at. Humble and true to himself and the music. He left us too soon.

[@homebest1777]

One of the MOST underrated guitarists ....he was technically outstanding

[@trevordoolan5011]

Check out the Petition for Cork Airport to be renamed "Rory Gallagher International Airport Cork"... .

[@jamiecampbell1981]

Uncompromising that’s what I love about this guy!!! Wow he was soo good,

[@ramspace]

Hi Guitar Man, You did a very pleasant collage of Rory's expression. It felt very personal.

[@philipsummers9682]

Love it 👍Rory was very gifted ! He loved the blues ! Loved blues ! I first saw Rory and his fantastic band 1974 in Blackpool Lancashire England at the age of 14 . Amongst other fantastic blues players , Ronnie Earl a favourite , SRV , and others , Rory is something special to me musically as a drummer. His band were special ! All members! Very much so !

[@Lynn-fm9pl]

Rory was the best guitarist ever, no one can ever take his place.

[@robinfereday6562]

A true genius in every sense

[@cadams1956]

What an Amazingly talented man!! I'm sorry I never got to see him preform. I think I would have been a groupie, similar to the Dead heads, following him everywhere! RIP Rory, may your memory and music live in our hearts forever ❤️

[@dominiquepaul6877]

Be sure I enjoyed this video, Rory would have been better playing on stage than having to answer the same questions but he did it so sincerely, his speeches are gems

[@BazzyPredPop]

Wonderfully eloquent Rory from around 16 minutes 30 seconds. Wonderful I do miss him

[@Pauler23]

Awesome, thanks for sharing this, I've not seen any of this footage before, precious. I loved Rory and his music, saw him 'live' 3 times and have since visited Cork and the 'Taste' cafe, so much great memorabilia to see there. Blueprint was the first album of his that I connected with and then I discovered Irish Tour '74, Wow! I worked my way through all of his music over the years that followed and just had to see him perform. His gigs always had a brilliant boozy warm vibe and the stage was where Rory always gave his best in my opinion. Great memories of a loveable person and a brilliant blues guitarist. RIP Rory, your musical legacy lives on.

[@greg6L6GC]

I saw Rory with the Taste, Delaney & Bonney and Blind Faith in Connecticut July ‘69.

[@philipsummers9682]

It's so f.. g sad , stick to your guns and believe, Rory forever!! 🎼🎶

[@me.roderick]

Underrated and overlooked is overused except in this case. Master of his craft.🎸🏆

[@carolwolf9614]

What a beautiful tribute to this unique, talented, wonderful artist. Thank you

[@bazbuncher6948]

Saw him in Bridlington in the seventies Awesome..

[@5150show]

Outstanding thank you

[@SeekerGoOn2013]

Love the clips. He played with so much joy. However, I don’t know how much anyone can “learn” from this.

[@andymellor9056]

Authenticity is important. That's the key message. Stay authentic to the music you want to reach the world with. Be authentic to yourself and stay humble.

[@innes2892]

@@andymellor9056 and to play with joy.

[@jamiecampbell1981]

He said a ten year old dosent give A shit about color of the musicians lol he put that German reporter in his place

[@markwetstein2072]

Man just 2 bad we never got to see Rory and Stevie Ray together man what a smoking time that would of been the 2 greatest guitars 🎸 players on stage together WOW

[@ramspace]

To quote Rory "we are trying to keep a balance between technique and madness."

[@danielschaeffer1294]

I started out listening in the sixties to the old blues guys, and when I discovered Rory’s stuff I could sense a direct connection with the Delta in everything he did. With Rory it was always real, like it was with John Fahey, Ry Cooder and John Hammond.

[@JimiHendrixEX]

Thanks for comment . I find a fahey and Hammond becouse of it . Didnt know these vrillant musicians

[@danielschaeffer1294]

@@JimiHendrixEX You’re very welcome. One of my greatest joys in life is turning other people on to good stuff I find. Start looking around in the musical underground from the 60s through the 80s and you’ll find a whole library of amazing music in all genres.

[@JimiHendrixEX]

@Daniel Schaeffer this period is like a bottomless mine. I thought I knew the period pretty well, but apparently you're still learning . Ry cooder i can listen for hours. He lived a blues style .

[@danielschaeffer1294]

@@JimiHendrixEX Heck, I learned how to play, and a huge amount about history, listening to Fahey in the 60’s. The man was a legend. A musicologist and entrepreneur as well as a musical pioneer. You might also check out Fahey’s buddies, Leo Kottke, Dr. John, Canned Heat, and Dave Snaker Ray. While you’re at it, Bert Jansch and Sandy Bull. And on electric? John McLaughlin. His first Mahavishnu Orchestra records changed music forever. He combined post-Coltrane jazz, flamenco, Indian raga, and modern classical - Bartok, Satie, etc. - into a world music encyclopedia. Happy travels!

[@lars1480]

You Can Learn more Then just Music - listen to him “just do what feels right for You” - “believe in what you are doing” he was an Old man in a Young body so wise - I understand now why my older brother was a Big fan of him - he was playing Rory’s Music on Guitar had a Taste cover band in The 70 ties sad my brother only lived until 37 Years of age - but Rory here bringes him back Thanks and R.I.P both of You ❤

[@paulgordon6949]

Love this guy.

[@caramanico1]

Knew the name, didn't know much about him or had even heard a song. Definitely impressed by his playing and his obviously classy persona. Definitely a loss too soon.

[@Blacksmith1959]

One of the greats...

[@isbisterband]

Amazing video, so much to learn from here

[@markashdown1314]

What a great bloke.

[@onumahobart8832]

I saw Rory Gallagher perform live at the Tomorrow Club in Youngstown Ohio in the late 70s.

[@bid84]

Rory was a treasure, not sure any guitar player could play like him, he has the best bits of Hendrix, Buckingham, and the blues greats all rolled into one.

[@timothybaumann7191]

Hendrix, SRV, Rory , Gary Moore

[@stefanwolf888]

Imagine what Rory would think of the current state of modern popular music,

[@Whitman1819]

It would have been nice to hang around and play and talk about music with the guy. I get where he was coming from 100%....not the easy path but maybe the best...stay true to yourself and love what you do.

[@jamesward4191]

Legend and a great guy to ❤

[@heinztania9393]

Doce monstro..... impossível supera- ló. Meu vício.......

[@vincentlussier8264]

It seems to me that we often loose great guitar players when they are at the top of their game.Hendrix ,Bloomfeild Rory ,Duane Allman and others have all died too young .😢

[@adamkrauss303]

Great compilation, albeit the typical asinine questioning by the majority of journalists - handled beautifully by Rory. I do wish there were a few short clips of his incendiary electric playing thrown in to break up the interviews and reinforce some of what he said.

[@franksullivan1873]

I think what I like about Rory was his eternal,youthful enthusiasm for his craft.He wasn’t a Rock diva either but rather preferred the closeness he got with his audiences in the smaller venues.Jimi Hendrix in a BBC interview,when ask what it was like to be considered one of the best guitarists in the World ?Jimi simply replied,”That he didn’t know but you might want to ask Rory Gallagher.”A truly nice compliment from another contemporary of those early days.Ironically Jimi would be soon to leave early in life as would Rory.Both were great musicians but I do think Rory was the better despite not getting as much acclaim.

[@mygreatbigfoot1679]

That was nice.

[@riffcrescendo1740]

Check out his Live in Europe album.

[@steveg.3022]

It’s the greatest! That album is still my favorite. Made a huge impression on me.

[@flea1972]

👍🎵

[@jamespeters920]

It's an absolute sin that he died at 47. Now all we have is crap in modern music. Admire the man so much!

[@daviemcf]

We still have Rory on Vinyl, CD, DVD. YT.

[@pobinr]

Saw him in 1974 Southampton top rank. Gosh he was loud. Too loud. Love his Irish accent as well as playing

[@12Radius]

✌️☝️

[@g_orwell8253]

❤️🎸

[@vladledesma3765]

Wish they will release double live BBC

[@patmcnally1616]

Jimmy Hendrix was asked "how does it feel to be the world's best guitarist, he responded, "you will have to ask Rory Gallagher, Proud to have known him in 1970s Cork.

[@YoungManNihilist]

Super easy to spot the Finnish interviewer.

[@imannonymous7707]

I revere rory but I'm not a strat guy, and ya rorys known for his strat. But he played teles , mandolin ,resonator and flatop acoustic too. What's my point , just sayn

[@MrJackrockerman]

Irish musicians were unique,masterful and good at technical in guitar playing.. Rory Gallagher,Gary Moore, Vivian Campbell. .. and please note anyone else.. thanks

[@andymellor9056]

Eric Bell.

[@dusancorlija9088]

Great player, like to know...how he mess his Strat, to make some MOJO ??? 😨😩

[@beachcomber4141]

That one guy "why do you play the blues? That is black music" I bet Rory wanted to smash his beer over that guys head! But cool video. Rory was just do real and down to earth and was so passionate about the roots music he loved. He could have easily done some pop song and made a hit or 10 but he wanted nothing to do with mainstream fads in music. He had far too much integrity for that.

[@Steve-si8hx]

So how did he learn ???

[@Steve-si8hx]

@@punkinhoot yeah listened to Justin Johnson for many years

[@ranica47]

You shouldn't pronounce the G in his surname. Say it like "Gallaher". That's the proper irish way, not like they've done in England with the Oasis brothers. Just letting you know. 😉 Edit: the second G lol.

[@BrianGallagher]

Thank you!

[@cliffbungalow9373]

I was going to mention that but I figured I‘d check the comments first.

[@stefanwolf888]

I got schooled in the pronunciation at a record store in Cork in 1982. The young lass was not impressed with my piss weak Aussie attempt. One of many times I failed to impress a young lady :(

[@caseyjones0113]

Is it Galla-har or Galla-har? I got schooled, by a now ex-girlfriend from Dublin, on how to pronounce his name

[@merlinambrosius4398]

Yeah. I agree. That is so important. /EndSarcasm 🙄

[@nomnom112]

Can he play wonderwall

[@eoincostello4634]

Ooh he'd have to practice 😀

[@michaelkarlsson5966]

*could

[@gordonperry7800]

my granny could play wonderwall

[@juanguitarbluesrock2695]

4:57 is like Elon Musk with long hair

[@williamhiles7404]

Rory was great. Saw him in '77 with Trower & Tull. Killer slide player. And he smokes Blackmore. LedHed Steven 🎸 🎹 🎸

[@nicholaswoolfenden5254]

Rory gone now Jeff Beck. It's tough. I don't see any pretenders.

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

Amazing how good he got early just listening to radio. A prodigy and force of nature which is super rare. Went way too soon.