Rory Gallagher (March 2, 1948 — June 14, 1995) was an Irish blues-rock/hard-rock guitarist who was active between the late 1960s and early ’90s. He first emerged as the frontman of Cork power-trio Taste, which issued two albums circa 1969/70. He launched his solo career with back-to-back albums on Atco/Polydor in 1971. His popularity peaked […]
Taste was an Irish blues-rock power trio that was active between 1968 and 1970. They issued two turn-of-the-decade albums on Polydor before guitarist/vocalist Rory Gallagher disbanded the group to launch his solo career. Two live documents and a mini-album of unreleased early recordings were issued post-breakup. Members: Rory Gallagher (vocals, guitar, 1966-70), Eric Kittringham (bass, […]
This page is about the Australian band named Taste. For the late ’60s Irish blues-rock trio headed by Rory Gallagher, click here. Taste were an Australian hard-rock band from Melbourne that released the album Tickle Your Fancy on Bootleg in 1976, followed by Knights of Love on Philips in 1977. Members: Joel Witenberg (drums, vocals), […]
