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Releasedate: 2006-06-25

For a career that was cut short by illness and a premature death, guitarist, singer, and songwriter Rory Gallagher sure accomplished a lot in the blues music world. Although Gallagher didn't tour the U.S. nearly enough, spending most of his time in Europe, he was known for his no-holds-barred, marathon live shows at clubs and theaters around the United States.

Gallagher was born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Irish Republic, on March 2, 1948. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cork City in the south, and at age nine he became fascinated with American blues and folk singers he heard on the radio. An avid record collector, he had a wide range of influences, including Leadbelly, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Albert King, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker. Gallagher would always try to mix some simple country blues songs into his recordings.

Gallagher began his recording career after moving to London, when he formed a trio called Taste. The group's self-titled debut album was released in 1969 in England and later picked up for U.S. distribution by Atco/Atlantic. Between 1969 and 1971, with producer Tony Colton behind the board, Gallagher recorded three albums with Taste before they split up. Gallagher began performing under his own name in 1971, after recording his 1970 debut, Rory Gallagher for Polydor Records in the U.K. The album was picked up for U.S. distribution by Atlantic Records, and later that year he recorded Deuce, also released by Atlantic in the U.S.

1 TATTOO'D LADY
2 GARBAGE MAN
3 CARDLE ROCK
4 TORE DOWN
5 LAUNDROMAT
6 I TAKE WHAT I WANT
7 CALLING CARD
8 SECRET AGENT
9 BOUGHT AND SOLD
10 MILLION MILES AWAY
11 DO YOU READ ME
12 PISTOL SLAPPER BLUES
13 SHIN KICKER
14 THE LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS
15 MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS
16 TOO MUCH ALCHOL
17 SHADOWPLAY
18 BAD PENNY
19 MOONCHILD
20 BANKER'S BLUES
21 PHILBY
22 BIG GUNS
23 CONTINENTAL OP
24 MOONCHILD
25 I WONDER WHO
26 LOOP
27 TATTOO'D LADY
28 I COULD HAVE HAD RELIGION
29 GHOST BLUES
30 OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN
31 AMAZING GRACE
32 WALKING BLUES
33 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY
34 OFF THE HANDLE
35 MESSIN' WITH THE KID
36 I'M READY