Edged in Blue

Rory Gallagher var den opprinnelige irske rockestjernen, og hans mesterlige håndtering av en slitt 1961-modell Fender Stratocaster ble legendarisk. Han ble et ikon og en av sin tids mest hardtarbeidende turnerende musikere. Utenfor scenen var Rory Gallagher en svært privat mann; hans nærmeste fortrolige var broren Dónal, som fulgte ham på hans ekstraordinære musikalske reise. Nå harDónal, i samarbeid med Guitaristmagazines Jamie Dickson, skrevet Rorys biografi – med forord av Joe Bonamassa.Through the decades, Dónal was at his brother’s side to witness Rory’s golden moments: from the siblings’ early stage performances, to the Irish showband scene, then the move of Rory’s Cork trio, Taste, to Belfast’s jazz and blues environment, before springboarding into the heart of the late 60s London music scene and onwards to the global progressive music world. Gigging from St John’s, Newfoundland to Hobart, Tasmania. From playing bomb-shattered Belfast at the height of the Troubles to performing over twenty-five tours across America and Canada, the brothers encountered the cream of rock bands along their travels.Hailed by his peers, from John Lennon to Muddy Waters, the ‘people’s guitarist’ would inspire musicians such as Brian May of Queen, The Edge of U2, Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Joe Bonamassa and Ed Sheeran to strap on a guitar and make history in their turn.Offering a definitive account of his life in the music world, this is not only the tour de force firsthand biography that Rory’s fans have hungered for, but it is also an extraordinary eyewitness chronicle of rock’s golden era with the giants of music, and, sadly, of Rory’s decline into ill health and tragic early passing.Foreword by Joe BonamassaDónal Gallagher was born in Derry, Ireland in 1949. He was by his brother, Rory’s, side throughout his life and career. He currently lives between London, UK and Cork, Ireland with his wife, Cecilia.Jamie Dickson was born in Norfolk in 1975. He is editor-in-chief of Guitarist magazine and has interviewed many of the most influential guitar players in history, from B.B. King to Roger McGuinn. He has written extensively on Rory Gallagher’s music and lives in Glastonbury with his wife and two children.