Mick Gallagher

Mick Gallagher
Gallagher on tour with "Animals and Friends" France 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Michael William Gallagher
Also known as	Mickey Gallagher
Born	29 October 1945 (1945-10-29) (age 66) Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Origin	London, England
Genres	Rock, Punk rock, Reggae, Rock and Roll
Occupations	Keyboardist, session musician, songwriter
Instruments	Keyboards and piano occasionally
Years active	1965–present
Associated acts	Ian Dury, Blockheads, The Animals, Skip Bifferty, Peter Frampton, Cochise, Topper Headon, The Clash, Arc, The Animals and Friends, Loving Awareness, The Chosen Few
Notable instruments
Hammond organ

Michael William Gallagher (born 29 October 1945 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) also known as Mick Gallagher and Mickey Gallagher is a British Hammond organ player and best known as a member of Ian Dury and the Blockheads^[1] and for his contributions to albums by the Clash. He has also written music for films such as Extremes (1971) and After Midnight (1990), also the Broadway play Serious Money (1988).

Biography

Mick Gallagher started his musical career with The Unknowns. He played with the Animals during 1965, replacing founding member Alan Price. He moved on to form The Chosen Few, where he played alongside Alan Hull, who later formed Lindisfarne. Other associations include Skip Bifferty, Peter Frampton's Camel and Cochise.^[2]

His Hammond sound was a major contribution to Ian Dury and The Blockheads. He played on two of the most influential Clash albums, London Calling (1979) and Sandinista! (1980),^[3] and made live appearances with the band, also playing on their last album Cut the Crap (1985), for which he never received a credit.

Gallagher worked with Clash drummer Topper Headon again when they recorded Headon's Waking Up (1986), appearing with Bobby Tench and Jimmy Helms. He has also performed and recorded with Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox.^[4] More recently he returned to perform with The Blockheads and John Steel's The Animals and Friends.

References

1. ^ "Mick Gallagher biography". theblockheads.com. http://www.theblockheads.com/biog.php. Retrieved 26 March 2008. 
2. ^ "Mick Gallagher". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p78569. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 
3. ^ "Clash albums". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3913/discography. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 
4. ^ "Mick Gallagher". rockartistmanagement.comZ. http://www.rockartistmanagement.com/instinct.html. Retrieved 26 March 2010. ^{[dead link]}

Persondata
Name	Gallagher, Michael William
Alternative names	Gallagher, Mick (nickname)
Short description	Musician (Keyboardist)
Date of birth	29 October 1945
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death
Place of death

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