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Rory Gallagher was born on March 2^nd, 1948 in Ballyshannon, Ireland. The blues rock musician sold over 30 millions records in his lifetime, and was one of the first Irish men to be recognized in the music world. His classic Sunburst Stratocaster guitar sang the blues, as it emulated a heavy metal sound that scraped the limits of the blues-rock music genres; stretching it and elevating it into the signature Gallagher sound.

Rory Gallagher passed away on June 14^th of 1995 after a series of complications that arose following a liver transplant earlier that year.

He would be 61 today.

In memory of Gallagher and as thank you for his legacy, the Rory Gallagher Tribute Festival is beginning today in Dublin, Ireland at RadioCity. Performers include the Dave McHugh Band, Slumming Angers, and Sham~Rock.

B.B. King to Play 4 Concerts in UK with John Mayall
The late June ‘09 Tour will hit Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and London.

Despite having had announced retirement from international touring in 2006, B.B. King is set to play four arena concerts in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and London at the end of June. Both King and John Mayall (75) – a blues-rock pioneer for his release of ‘Bluesbreakers’ in 1966 – will be splitting performances, each of them taking over one half of the show.

King had last performed in UK during his 5-date UK Farewell Tour in 2006 with Gary Moore. Now 83, with over 15,000 performances and 61 years of music making under his belt following his debut in 1947, King continues to represent music’s crème de la crème.

He has collected many empowering acknowledgements during his career such as three honorary doctorates in music by Mississippi, Yale and Brown University; over 15 Grammy’s -including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987 – and a prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom, given to King by President G.W. Bush at the age of 80.

B.B. King’s top works include songs “The Thrill is Gone”, “Every Day I Have the Blues” and “I Like to Live the Love”; as well as albums ‘My Guitar Sings the Blues’ (1986), ‘Blues Summit’ (1994) and ‘Live at the Apollo’ (1992) between many, many others. His numerous collaborations have aided iconic artists such as Eric Clapton, Jimmi Vaughan, Robert Cray, Bo Diddley and U2.

IMHO

B.B. King is one of the greatest blues players of his style around. He has sporned so many good players to take up the blues guitar. I am really looking forward to these up and coming performances.

T.J.

Happy Birthday Rory Gallagher

B.B. King to Play 4 Concerts in UK with John Mayall