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Rory Gallagher trying out new equipment at Nomis Studios in West London, England on 11 July 1989. Odile Noël/Alamy Stock Photo

Are you a fan of Rory Gallagher's music?

During a career spanning 30 years, Gallagher played both as a solo artist and with his band Taste, and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

IT WAS YESTERDAY announced that Irish musician and songwriter Rory Gallagher’s famed guitar is to find its final home in Cork after being bought at auction for a sum of over €1 million on Thursday.

The guitar, a 1961 Fender Stratocaster, was originally bought by Gallagher in Cork in 1963 for £100 on credit from the owner of Crowley’s Music Store.

Gallagher passed away in 1995 at the age of 47 following complications from a liver transplant. During a career spanning 30 years, he played both as a solo artist and with his band Taste, and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

So today we’re asking you: Are you a fan of Rory Gallagher’s music?


Poll Results:

I'm a massive fan (3573)
I enjoy some of his music (2937)
I'm not a fan (2362)
Who? (846)
I'm a fan of Taste (196)

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