Rory Gallagher ( 1948 – 1995) was an Irish guitar player who became popular in the late sixties, while playing with his trio Taste, he went on to have greater success in the seventies and was named Musician of the year in 1972 by Melody Maker mag (ahead of Eric Clapton). He was much loved for his electric blues playing on a Stratocaster. He continued playing and touring until his death in 1995.
In this Acoustic Slide Guitar Video on Youtube, Rory is playing the Blues classic, Can’t Be Satisfied.
Information about Rory go to Wikipedia Rory Gallagher
For other great Slide Guitar, check out Jerry Douglas
Completely knowing your instrument is one way as to how to be a better guitar play. This means knowing the guitar’s different parts and functions. It is also important to know how to clean and maintain your guitar. One of the ways to maintain a guitar is to tune its strings frequently so as to ensure everything is in tune. Guitar tuners are also available out in the market to help guitar players with their tuning needs. In time, you won’t need these guitar tuners as the notes and tunes will become clearer to your hearing.