Short of murder, we couldn’t solve a problem between us.” Donal Gallagher says that's when Cream's backers eyed Rory, who thought the blues guitar player was a worthy successor to Clapton.

Grief, of course, has many stages, and according to Dónal Gallagher, brother of guitar legend Rory Gallagher, Cream's management – when faced with the lucrative band's breakup – definitely ...

“He was such a private individual, all I could do was witness the artist in him and the torture he put himself through,” says Donal Gallagher. “For good or ill, Rory ran his own race.

Joe Bonamassa is set to perform three special shows in Rory Gallagher's hometown next summer to commemorate the 30th ...

It was only afterwards that I realised how bad he was. DONAL GALLAGHER (Taste road manager, brother of Rory) The first Taste album has Rory’s face on the cover and seems like a vehicle for his ...

Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered ’61 Stratocaster became the stuff of legend. Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters admired him, the Rolling Stones tried to ...

Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered ’61 Stratocaster became the stuff of legend. Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters admired him, the Rolling Stones tried to ...

Despite their enormous success and equally profound influence on the development of rock, Cream disintegrated barely two years into their existence. That very success had taken a heavy toll on the ...