Rory Gallagher - Blow Wind Blow

From the unreleased WNCR Cleveland radio session, 1972. "Gallagher as a Blues guitarist strode his own path and never looked back – he started out forming Rock’s first Power Trio in Taste (John Lennon’s favourite band some say); he took over from Clapton in Melody Maker’s famous Musician of the Year Poll in 1972; he was first choice to replace Mick Taylor in The Stones and was David Coverdales’ second choice (after Jeff Beck) to replace Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple. He, however, chose to continue to make his own music. Gallagher was the man Clapton attributed with getting him back into the Blues and the man that Brain May says he appropriated his sound from. He is also the man who really understood the heart and soul of the Blues particularly the Chicago and Delta styles. But when you throw into the mix his prowess as a saxophonist and the fact he was a helluva vocalist you get a true individual talent. Gallagher was also the first of his generation to eschew Marshall stacks in favor of his small Vox and Fender combo amps. He craved and cared about the sound. And whilst he played electric and acoustic Blues like the best of them most of all for me the real true magic of Gallagher was his improvisation, something more than Beck, Clapton or even Hendrix had in their bag of tricks." https://www.therockpit.net/2019/album-review-rory-gallagher-blues-3-cd/

Added 3 May 2026