Jimmy Page was another — Lifeson said ... ever tour as the opener on a three-band bill headlined by Gallagher. “Playing with Rory was a real treat,” Lifeson reminisces.

Rory Gallagher, known as the People’s Guitarist, was an Irish blues star who was modest, passionate, and all about the music and his Fender Strat. It’s little wonder the Ballyshannon musician ...