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In re-watching some of Rory's videos, I noticed that he had Slash like footwork. I did a few Google searches to find out if there was a relationship (musically speaking) between the two.

It turns out that Slash (according to Slash) was influenced by Rory early in his career.

Slash on Rory

They played together one night in LA, when Rory recognized Slash in the audience and invited Slash onto the stage. I can not find a video of that performance.

Rory was a blue collar entertainer as is Slash. They were both deeply influenced by the early American Blues performers such as (Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Muddy Waters, and others). Include the Rolling Stones in that influenced list for sure.

More on Rory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Gallagher

 

 

 

 

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In another thread discussing the reasons for Marilyn Monroe's death I posted the following Sir Elton John video where he rewrote "Candle in the Wind" to honor the passing of Princess Di. With what I think is a nod toward the feelings of our UK friends:

 

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