All Around Man - Rory Gallagher

Recorded on the 2nd of March 1976 - Rory's 28th Birthday - on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test.

"All Around Man" is a song by Bo Carter originally. This is probably my favourite Gallagher performance of all the ones i have seen, though i wouldn't say it's my favourite of his songs, he always gave everything on stage but when i first saw this video it blew my mind.

This is the third of 6 tracks performed on this show, 5 of which are from the "Against the Grain" album which had just been released at the time.

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• blues
• rock
• rory
• gallagher
• all
• around
• round
• man
• bo
• carter
• bbc
• old
• grey
• whistle
• test
• 1976
• slide
• guitar
• telecaster

[4fingersinge]

Smokin hot. I wish the entire ending was on here.  I got smoke coming out my ears and eyes.

[padraig314]

Actually i re-posted it with the ending since, got to 11 minutes!

[roryGsus]

still not workin even when i refresh the feck out of it. shame because i been tellin all the mates to check out this one

[padraig314]

I've re-uploaded it there, included the last minute this time too

[sinnerboy611]

no longer available!!!??  oh no..

[padraig314]

That sometimes happens alright but the video still works, usually if you refresh your browser or restart it will be fine

[jkedwards]

Simply the best white multi-instrumentalist blues player of his generation. World class electric, acoustic, National/Dobro, mandolin, harp, and slide player (who could blow a decent sax too) with above-average voice and great stage presence. Who else can you say that about? Not Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, SRV, Cooder, Winter, Green, Moore, Allman, Buchanan, or the other usual candidates (some of whom may have been better technicians on electric guitar). RORY WAS THE ALL AROUND MAN!

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[beerymon]

Rory was a huge fan of JB Hutto who was know as the "Slidewinder" and he would have been proud to hear Rory ...no one for me comes close to Rory's talent ..people nearly always claim Clapton is the best  blues guitarist this side of the pond ...bullshit ...Clapton wasn't fit ti tie Rory's shoe laces

[oknarbtal]

His every tone on slide is just orgasmic!

[tonydeziel]

BLISTERING!!!!!!!!

[subtracktion]

Does anyone know what microphone he's using when he plays the harmonica? Or is it some kind of electric harmonica?

[65maddad]

rory died to young, think what he,d be playing now, we are worse off without his genius

[aljosha12]

where can I get this performance from????

thanks for uploading!

[aljosha12]

@beerymon but clapton made good popmusic ;)

[kouppisn]

1 person jerked off so hard to this song that he missed the like button

[daviemcf]

@jkedwards I totally agree with every word!!

[steveoneil78]

OMG! That performance just melted my face!