One of my favorite Rory songs! Crazy slide playing absolutely amazing solo!

The slide and solo on this song are fucking unreal!! That’s music and pure raw talent!!

he did not look at the guitar when playing .... what a great guitarist

Rory - the greatest guitarist every.

Rory was a king of guitar.. God gave him this talent.. Now he is playing in heavens and God is enjoying riffs and solos played by the king

...the KING of the guitarist Heaven !!!

Long after the PR departments have packed up, young kids will still be discovering Rory Gallagher and saying "WOW!!! I never knew music could sound so alive!"

I just discovered Rory a few months ago I'm 54 and I was just blown away by him..! 💚🔥✌

One of my go to rory vids this absolutely love every millisecond

Rory is such a great player and I hear he was a really cool guy too. Nobody around today with such a distinct sound. Really miss this guys playing!

Rory was in a league of his own. Wish I would have discovered him years ago. As a guitar player who loves R&B , I cant get enough of watching this guy play his heart out. He is currently my #1 guitar legend that inspires me to play more. Thank you for posting.

I had heard of Rory through the years growing up and seen pictures of him and his beat up strat. This was the song that finally introduced me to him. It was like a thunderclap out of a clear blue sky or sticking your finger in a light socket.

Overwhelming loss. Love you Rory🙏💓

Rory Gallagher is the Guitarist by which all others are Judged.... Period!!

Rory was a one off never will there be anyone like him

One of the very best slide players I've ever been lucky enough to see. I've seen Noel Reddings mouth fall open watching this guy play. ( he was stood in front of me at a gig in cork ) Noel Redding played bass with Hendrix..

Rory our national treasure 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

Wow..He was amazing!

You can swear there are 3 or 4 guitarists in this line up but it's just the amazing Rory Gallagher making his sound!

An incredible inspiration to musicians and a great example you can be a great person and a great musician with no rockstar attitude.

taken from another vid of this concert: Rover Glover, the bass player and producer of Deep Purple said "With his covered in scratches 61' Fender Stratocaster he told the world everything he had to tell".

Of all the really great guitarists only Rory paid tribute to the Mississippi Sheiks

truly great musicians have a humbleness and it always shows no finer an example than rory gallagher king of them all

Rory's love for the blues ! This world is empty without Rory !

Nobody could do the cat call like our man Rory did, he was an all-around brilliant player, singer, song writer and one of the very best rocker every to grace the stage on Gods green earth

Saw him open for Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple.. April 1973 Las Vegas Convention Center ! Rory stole the night.. and was speaking only... TO ME !! Hehe ✌️ Still a complete fan , even today !

Its just outrageous how good this is.no one will ever be near as good..

This man music has the cure for all life's serious ills and injuries, In my younger days with my 9 brothers were very privileged to go and see Rocking Rory and his boy's playing gigs in our home town, Seeing Rory play live was like getting hit with the most powerful hurricane winds that left invisible marks in our heart and memories that will last for evermore, so Thanks a Million Rory and your boys

Love him to bits

When Murphy got to the Perly Gate he heard guitar playing he asked St Peter is that RORY GALAGHER playing St Peter said no thats GOD playing he thinks HES RORY 🎸❤❤❤🎸

I was very lucky to ear Rory Live when i was young and i said to myself : this is the best white guitar player. Today after 40 years i think exactly the same thing. Great R. I. P. Rory ❤️❤️❤️

Saw Rory at Queen Mary college in East London. The man was a true legend and many guitarists admired him. He lead from the front and for a 3 piece band their sound was intense. RIP Rory you rock God.

It doesn't get any better than this ! Rory gave us all his energy and talent and shared it with all of us to have fun and good feeling to share together... Thanks Rory for the better times in my life !

What a great riff and rhythm. Love this song and all his performances.

Rory is Awesome, and his bassist and drummer do fine work as well.

The master at work...RIP

damn i love this one

The best.

How could 20 people give this a thumbs down? They must be tone deaf or a Justin beaver fan this is brilliant playing here second to none he’s in my top five of all time master class players the late great rip Rory and these 20 people need to get a life!

U kno, the more I listen he may have been the best ever! And I saw him several times, in Germany..

Peerless Sinner Boy! My Favourite Guitarist 🎸 of All Time! Rory lived the Blues Superbly Talented but so very Humble with it Seen him n the Feelgoods the Most Times live than any other Bands! True Legend Remembered Forever! Bless up Beautiful Ireland n Rory the Irish Wizard Gallagher! One love Rasta Jake Bonnie Scotland the Brave

Great tribute song by Rory to The Mississippy Sheiks. He never ripped anyone off as far as I'm aware and that's why today he's still highly respected and much loved.

Unnadulterated genius

If I had three wishes one would certainly be to travel back in a time machine to this night.

Have seen him something like 10 times, starting in 1982, Rory is an amazing star among the stars !

Probably one of the best live videos on youtube

He's so great.. Rory will live on for ever.

Simply put, a genius of a guitar player. Legend nuff said ☘

Totally committed to each song he sang. Seen him once in Dublin stage out side the GPO free concert fair play Rip Rory. 💪

When Rory takes that Steel Slide out of his pocket, the song really takes off.

Oh Thank you! I am glad I am not the only one who feels so strongly about Rory Gallager I just freaking can't find anyone remotely close to him! Nobody touches his talent or his class & spirit! He was the real deal man .. he leaves Hendrix in the dust to me! He leaves so many blues rock guys in the dust to me! Breaks my heart they let Bonanmass play that beloved Strat I would rather see a 10 yr old kid from Cork Ireland play that Strat .. well I;d rather noone had ever touched it but ...

You fucking legend mate, RIP you awesome dude. One of the coolest performances I've ever seen.

So true, I first heard Crest of a Wave back around 1970 or 1971.I still get thrills from listening to that slide soar. So glad there's no cure.

simply brilliant. The best.

My God this guy was brilliant....

This song should be a lesson for all of the guitar players around..

The Boogie Woogie Man. The man from Company B & R.. A man blessed with immense talent. A man of true grit and great kindness, His like was never seen before and possibly will never will be seen again. The one and only, the master, the very brilliant Rory Gallagher. He had the power to lift the roof of a building during his concerts. He could shadow play the very best players off the stage A little more night music, mountain music for driving through the hills of Connemara

What a great music, what a great musician

Back in -72 73 Rory played in Washington DC when he had days off from touring he would play this little club called My Mothers Place . Many great came through those door like Roy Buchanan & Link Wray. Saw him there in March twice & once in 75 also in DC at the know defunct but famous club The Bayou. What a gracious man he has that love the crowd & the music he loved to play along with his own greats. It was a privilege for myself as a still learning guitarist . Saw some of the greats back in the 70's like the original Allman Brothers & the late great Terry Kath . These along with Rory took me on the path to play as they did with conviction & the passion that music took anyone that was lucky enough to have been around in those awesome days. Like them my teacher drove one of the most important things any player should know , be yourself no matter how much toy want to emulate your heroes. Lessons well learned just as Rory Terry & those in their caliber did . We miss them all Jimi as well.

The best there's ever been.

Wicked slide, Rory was a powerhouse! Thank you.

Creme de la creme.best masterpiece of all his masterpieces...i think.

Rory hits serious stride at about 5 mins.. The guitar just 'comes alive'

Rory was so damn good!

the best version live I have ever heard...period!

Pure raw rock, this is how it is supposed to sound. New musicians take notes!

This performance puts almost everyone else playing the guitar to shame

that s what we call artist

simply brilliant .

My favorite lead guitar player. Criminally underrated. Put Hendrix through an Irish squeeze box and you get St. Gallagher. Technically speaking, and I know I'll catch shit for this but Rory had more chops than Jimi. Just my contention.

Was and ever will be one rory g...

THIS. IS. NOT ELEVATOR MUSIC ! this is REAL!

So agreed - but RG seemed like he was a beautiful cat inside and out ...The sad part is his birthday was just a few weeks ago - he would have been like 65 - he was taken waaay too young ..but am awful glad he shared his talent with the world - nothing beats a RG tune full throttle when your driving on a nice summer day... bought and sold indeed...

The Irish Hurricane !!!! their was only one thing that could stop him...what a sad day

Irci budite ponosni na Rorya,kakav muzicar

Het echt stom dat hy er niet meer is. Wat een gitarist

Wud listen to this all nite.in fact all year.so much substance.

He was a true showman and a great guy! Thank god for Utube huh?

He was fuckin' AwE SomE player !

Mississippi Sheiks ! Peg Leg Howell ! Respect for the old blues !

This is from the Rock Goes to College DVD. Great DVD.

Today its illegal to rock like this....!!!!!

I dont know that Ive ever seen anyone pick and slide with so many tasty notes as this. Hes doing more with 3 fingers at 5:30 on that most can do with 4. This version might be better than the studio which is so often the case with Gallagher. Thats what separates him the most from other lead guitarists.

Yeah Rory had it all. Slide, fingerstyle, amazing vocals and a set list so much more advanced and diverse than the standard "bluesman". The only comparison I can give might be Skynyrd before the plane crash. But these guys did it with only 3 or 4 people.

this was Rory's strongest lineup imo. Ted McKenna's a beast on the drums and Gerry's bass playing was never heavier. Rory's guitar had more bite to it too, although I like nearly everything he ever did.

Rory Gallagher Mississippi Sheiks 1979💕

O RORY why were you born so BEAUTIFUL sleep EASY Margo 🎸🎼🎶🎼🎸❤❤❤🎤

Great tribute to the roots of his own music

Please support the petition to RENAME CORK AIRPORT after RORY GALLAGHER...thank you!

How cool was this slide work?

go get em rory

Special Thanks for Sharing this awesome version ...:-)))

OMG!!! just found this song,there's a Texas Johnny Winter's "Mean Town Blues" town in Ireland too!? Rory is amazing!!!

@mrmarriottsgirl I agree with you.. His beautiful soul shines right through, and I miss him dearly also.. Been a fan since childhood.. Thanks for sharing :)

Der Beste.Mit Abstand. Da haste gar keinen Bock mehr, was von den anderen großen der Branche zu hören.

Heck yes!!!! Look up info on the Mississippi Sheiks. Rory ruled!

Master of the strat no one ever like this man

A great book is: Gallagher Marriott Derringer Trower written by Dan Muse published by Hal Leonard Corp. 2002. Rory and Steve were gifted and amazing and the insights of the book showcase the immense power Rory held in Ireland; the fighting/bombing and killing in Belfast would stop for ONE NIGHT and that's because Rory came to town to jam and no one really cared about their religion or politics anymore, they just wanted to rock out with their favorite son. Rock On! cuz I DON'T NEED NO DOCTOR !!

"The Man" Loveeeeeeeeeee

Done! Thanks for bringing this to peoples' attention