1990
FRESH EVIDENCE- LP
All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher except noted
Side one
- "Kid Gloves" – 5:39
- "The King of Zydeco (To Clifton Chenier)" – 3:42
- "Middle Name" – 4:13
- "Alexis" (instrumental) – 4:06
- "Empire State Express" – 5:11 (Eddie ''Son'' House''
Side two
- "Ghost Blues" – 7:59
- "Heaven's Gate" – 5:08
- "The Loop" (instrumental) – 2:21
- "Walkin' Wounded" – 5:08
- "Slumming Angel" – 3:39
CD bonus track
- "Never Asked You for Nothin'" – 4:29
- "Bowed Not Broken" – 3:26
Initial Release: May 1st, 1990 / Remastered Release 2018
Record Label: UMC
Location: Recorded at Maison Rouge, Redan Recorders, Music Station and Audio One
Featuring:
Rory Gallagher (Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Dulcimer, Electric Sitar & Mandola)
Gerry McAvoy (Bass)
Brendan O’Neill (Drums)
Mark Feltham (Harmonica)
Geraint Watkins (Accordion)
John Cooke (Keyboards)
Lou Martin (Piano)
John Earle (Tenor Sax & Baritone Sax)
Ray Beavis (Tenor Sax)
Dick Hanson (Trumpet)
Rory's second least listened to album on Spotify with 2.4 million streams. the product of a smear campaign orchestrated by an international Press that decided Rory was no longer in fashion. Only ''Gosht Blues'' with 960,879 streams stands out. ''Slumming Angel'', second on the podium with 328,000 streams and the excellent ''King Of Zydeco'' (which deserves ten times more!) 179,000.
A SIGN FROM... THE BEYOND?
An incredible - but absolute true - and strange story: 2009, My wife, a couple of friends and I, went to a long road-trip by car between New York City and New Orleans. Arriving in Louisiana, on a crossroad, I saw a road-sign announcing the little town of Thibodaux, I immediately think about Rory's song 'The King of Zydeco'. I drive downtown under a pouring rain and the first billboard I see is... :
A wink sent to me by Rory from beyond?...
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