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Rory Gallagher – Crusader of the Blues…

Late sixties Belfast. It was the best of times. The worst of times was just round the corner. Waiting for us like a mugger in a darkened alley. It is surprising to think back to those days, pre – troubles. Such a different time. The troubles never really started, in my opinion, until July 1969, and even then 1969 recorded only 16 deaths. I remember this period well, I travelled daily to school in Belfast and socialised occasionally in Belfast …

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Author: John Pike

Rory Gallagher Statue Unveiled In Belfast

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Rory Gallagher. The Irish guitarist-songwriter founded the short-lived blues rock band Taste before embarking on a celebrated solo career, and his playing influenced a number of guitar legends. The virtuoso has regularly been dubbed “the greatest guitarist you’ve never heard of,” but he’s getting a little more recognition now with a new statue outside Ulster Hall, a venue he played often in Belfast.

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Author: Abby Jones

Julian Lennon reveals why he has ‘never’ had anything to do with the Beatles

Julian Lennon has “never” had anything to do with the Beatles. The 61-year-old singer is the son of late music legend John Lennon -who shot to global fame alongside Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison – and revealed that he and his mother Cynthia Powell very much retreated from the world of the rock group when his father quit the group in 1969. He told The Observer: “It’s news to me half the time. I’m not part of the inner circle – I never have been. You have to realise that whe

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Author: Bang Showbiz NZ