Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher 13 years old

Ghost Blues follows the life and career of Rory Gallagher from his upbringing in Cork, his early days with a showband, the brief success of Taste and then his legendary solo career leading up to his health problems in later life and tragic death at the age of just 47. There are archive interviews, both audio and visual, with Rory and contributions from many of his friends and admirers including his brother Donal, Bob Geldof, The Edge, Cameron Crowe, Slash, Johnny Marr, James Dean Bradfield, Ronnie Drew, Bill Wyman, Martin Carthy, band members Ted McKenna and Gerry McAvoy and many more.

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Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher Cast

Name Character
Cameron Crowe He was 53, now 66 years old as Self
Bill Wyman He was 73, now 87 years old as Self
Rory Gallagher He was 62, 47 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
The Edge He was 49, now 62 years old as self
Johnny Marr He was 46, now 60 years old as Self
Gerry McAvoy He was 58, now 72 years old as self
Bob Geldof He was 58, now 72 years old as Self
Slash (musician) He was 45, now 58 years old as self

Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher Crew

Name Department
Ian Thuillier as Director. Directing
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Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher (13 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
  • Runtime: 179 minutes