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THE FIRST recording by Irish guitar legend Rory Gallagher may have been uncovered in an archive in Cork that was collected by the late manager
of Gallagher's first band, The Fontana Showband.

Music fan Tim O'Leary said yesterday that he was given the archive by
Sarah Prendergast, whose husband, Philip, was the first manager of The
Fontana Showband, which Gallagher joined in 1963.

"Sarah was moving house two years ago and gave me this archive --
there's a five-track reel-to-reel recording made at Kingsway Studios in
London in 1964, and Rory sings lead on two of the songs."

Gallagher sings solo on a song called Slowdown "and I reckon that is his
first ever recording", Mr O'Leary said.

"He later recorded it again in 1982 -- the arrangement and the voice is
the same but it's 18 years later and you can hear how he has developed
as a guitarist."

The second song Gallagher sings is a version of My Bonnie Lies over the
Ocean, which was a standard at the time, recorded by many bands in
Ireland and the UK -- including The Beatles, who backed Tony Sheridan on
a version entitled My Bonnie.

Mr O'Leary, who revealed details of the archive on the Neil Prendeville
show on Cork 96FM, said it also had 30 photographs of The Fontana, which
also included brothers Bernie and Oliver Tobin, and John Lehane, Eamon
O'Sullivan and Declan O'Keeffe.

"The photographs were taken by an official photographer -- some in
studios and some rehearsing, but they also include what I reckon is
Rory's first passport photograph," said Mr O'Leary.

"He was about 15 or 16 when The Fontana went on tour in the UK and
Spain, and Sarah told me how Philip had to bring Rory into Woolworths in
Patrick Street in Cork to get photographs taken for his passport."

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2. Freddie Mercury
3. Ronnie James Dio
4. Phil Lynott
5. Gary Moore
6. Bon Scott
7. Rory Gallagher
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Stompin' Ground - Record Store Day Vinyl
April 18th, 2012

We are pleased to announce that Rory's music will be participating in this years UK Record Store Day (21st April) which aims to help independent record stores and celebrate great music. We have created "Stompin' Ground" a limited edition, 1000 numbered, 10 inch vinyl with some of the bonus tracks from the recent Rory re-issues that aren't available on the vinyl albums.

Emi a écrit:Au fait des niouzes de la vente de guitares de Rory? Je sais que la vente reste en ligne quelques jours...Personne n'a plus d'infos?

Derek a écrit:
La question est : que va faire Donal de ce blé?