◇ image via WikipediaRory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Blind Boy Fuller, Clifton Chenier, Muddy Waters, Roy Rogers and Buddy Holly. Those roots explain a lot about how Rory Gallagher arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Taste, Free, Ten Years After, Robin Trower and Humble Pie, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Vivian Campbell, Joan Armatrading, Joe Bonamassa, Epitaph and Dennis Stratton, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Rory Gallagher, reaching back through Blind Boy Fuller and forward to Vivian Campbell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rory Gallagher connections
Rory Gallagher grew out of Blind Boy Fuller, Clifton Chenier, Muddy Waters and Roy Rogers, shares an orbit with Taste, Free, Ten Years After and Robin Trower, went on to shape Vivian Campbell, Joan Armatrading, Joe Bonamassa and Epitaph. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Rory Gallagher
Sounds and acts that shaped Rory Gallagher.
Artists similar to Rory Gallagher
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rory Gallagher.
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- Freeartist
- Ten Years Afterartist
- Robin Trowerartist
- Humble Pieartist
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakersartist
- Peter Greenartist
- Thin Lizzyartist
- The Jeff Healey Bandartist
- Roy Buchananartist
- Wishbone Ashartist
- UFOartist
- Eric Claptonartist
- Snowy Whiteartist
- ZZ Topartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- Blind Faithartist
- Jeff Beckartist
- Popa Chubbyartist
- Robert Crayartist
- George Thorogood & The Destroyersartist
- Creamartist
- Tony Joe Whiteartist
- Rainbowartist
- Albert Kingartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- The Black Crowesartist
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