Mel Galley
Encyclopedia
Mel Galley was an English
guitarist
and a former member of the Hard rock
bands Whitesnake
, Trapeze
, Finders Keepers
and Phenomena
. He was born in Cannock
, Staffordshire
, England
. While a member of Whitesnake, he badly injured his arm in an accident at a fairground in Germany and had to leave the band, as he was unable to play guitar because of a nerve damage as result of incompetent surgery. Later he became known for playing with "The Claw", a specially developed spring and wire device fitted to his hand which enabled him to play guitar again. Together with his brother Tom Galley and Wilfried Rimensberger, he was a founding member of Phenomena where his songwriting and guitar playing skills had a major impact on its success.
On February 7, 2008 Galley revealed that he was suffering from esophagus cancer
, and had only a short time to live.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and a former member of the Hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
bands Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
, Trapeze
Trapeze (band)
Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley , with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland...
, Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers (band)
Finders Keepers were an English band, featuring then future Trapeze members Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland.Hughes later sang for Deep Purple and Black Sabbath . Galley later played guitar for Whitesnake...
and Phenomena
Phenomena (band)
Phenomena is a rock concept around a supergroup formed by record producer Tom Galley, Metalhammer magazine founder Wilfried Rimensberger and Tom's brother, Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley. Contributors were leading rock musicians such as Glenn Hughes, Brian May, Tony Martin and John Wetton amongst...
. He was born in Cannock
Cannock
Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. While a member of Whitesnake, he badly injured his arm in an accident at a fairground in Germany and had to leave the band, as he was unable to play guitar because of a nerve damage as result of incompetent surgery. Later he became known for playing with "The Claw", a specially developed spring and wire device fitted to his hand which enabled him to play guitar again. Together with his brother Tom Galley and Wilfried Rimensberger, he was a founding member of Phenomena where his songwriting and guitar playing skills had a major impact on its success.
On February 7, 2008 Galley revealed that he was suffering from esophagus cancer
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...
, and had only a short time to live.
With Trapeze
- TrapezeTrapeze (1970 album)Trapeze is the 1970 debut rock album by the band Trapeze. The album was produced by John Lodge, of Moody Blues fame. The sound on this particular album is a far cry from the blues-based hard rock the band would become well-known for....
- MedusaMedusa (Trapeze album)Medusa is a 1970 album by the rock band Trapeze.-Track listing:# "Black Cloud" – 6:13# "Jury" – 8:10# "Your Love Is Alright" – 4:54# "Touch My Life" – 4:06...
- You Are the Music...We're Just the BandYou Are the Music...We're Just the BandYou Are the Music...We're Just the Band is an album by the rock band Trapeze.-Track listing:#"Keepin' Time " – 3:41#"Coast To Coast " – 3:56#"What Is A Woman's Role? " – 5:39...
- The Final SwingThe Final SwingThe Final Swing is a compilation album by the rock band Trapeze released in 1974. It features songs from the original line-up of Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes, and Dave Holland.-Track listing:# Send Me No More Letters# Your Love Is Alright# Black Cloud...
- Hot WireHot Wire-Track listing:*All Songs Written By Mel Galley, except where noted.# Back Street Love 5:01# Take It On Down The Road 4:45# Midnight Flyer 6:01# Wake Up, Shake Up 3:55# Turn It On 5:11# Steal A Mile 4:52# Goin' Home 5:14...
- Live At The Boat ClubLive at the Boat ClubLive At The Boat Club is an album by the rock band Trapeze.Recorded live at the Boat Club in Nottingham for a UK live radio broadcast featuring tracks from their four mid-70's albums Medusa, You Are The Music We're Just The Band, Hot Wire, and Trapeze...
- TrapezeTrapeze (1976 album)Trapeze is the 1976 self-titled album by Trapeze. It is also the title of their 1970 debut album; see Trapeze .- Track listing :# "Star Breaker"# "It's Alright"# "Chances"# "The Raid"# "On the Sunny Side of the Street"# "Gimmie Good Love"...
- Hold OnHold On (Trapeze album)Hold on is an album by the band Trapeze made in 1978 and was also released under the name Running and has a different album cover.-Side one:# "Don't Ask Me How I Know" – 2:48# "Take Good Care" – 3:34...
a.k.a. RunningRunning (album)Running is an album by the band Trapeze released only for the Germany market in 1979 and is also called Hold On that was released in 1978.-Track listing:# Running# Livin' On Love# Don't Ask Me How I Know# Take Good Care Of Me# Time Will Heal... - Live in Texas: Dead ArmadillosLive in Texas: Dead ArmadillosLive In Texas: Dead Armadillos is a 1981 live album by the band Trapeze.-Track listing:# Back Street Love# Hold On# Midnight Flyer# You Are The Music# Black Cloud# Way Back To The Bone-Trapeze:* Mel Galley - guitars, vocals...
- Welcome to the Real WorldWelcome to the Real World (Trapeze album)Welcome to the real world is an album by the band Trapeze released in 1993. This album is from the reunion tour of 1991 of the original line-up of Trapeze of Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes & Dave Holland with the addition of Asia's and Yes's keyboard player, Geoff Downes.-Track listing:# You Are The...
- High Flyers: The Best of TrapezeHigh Flyers: The Best of TrapezeHigh Flyers is a compilation album by the band Trapeze with the original line up of Galley, Holland, and Hughes.-Track listing:# Send Me No More Letters# Your Love Is Alright# Black Cloud# Medusa# Coast To Coast# Will Our Love End...
- Way Back to the BoneWay Back to the BoneWay Back to the Bone is an album by the band Trapeze of previously unreleased live material from 1970-1992. It features only songs from the original line-up of Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes & Dave Holland.-Track listing:# Coast To Coast# Loser...
- On the HighwireOn the HighwireOn The Highwire is a 2003 live/studio compilation album by the 1970s English rock band Trapeze. Featuring songs spanning the band's entire history from 1970 - 1994, the CD has 9 studio tracks and 14 live tracks, making it the biggest single-album Trapeze collection.-Track listing:# Don't Ask Me...
With Whitesnake
- Saints & SinnersSaints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)-Personnel:* David Coverdale – Lead Vocals* Micky Moody - Guitars* Bernie Marsden – Guitars, Backing vocals* Jon Lord - Keyboards* Neil Murray – Bass* Ian Paice – Drums* Mel Galley – Backing vocals-Production notes:...
- Slide It InSlide It InSlide It In is the sixth studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1984.It was the first Whitesnake album to be released by Geffen Records in the United States, but was remixed for the release there. Because of this, two different editions of the album exist, each with its own...
With Phenomena
- PhenomenaPhenomena (band)Phenomena is a rock concept around a supergroup formed by record producer Tom Galley, Metalhammer magazine founder Wilfried Rimensberger and Tom's brother, Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley. Contributors were leading rock musicians such as Glenn Hughes, Brian May, Tony Martin and John Wetton amongst...
(Bronze 1985) - Phenomena II "Dream Runner" (RCA 1987)
- Phenomena III "Inner Vision"
- Psychofantasy (Escape 2006)
- Blind FaithBlind FaithBlind Faith were an English blues-rock band that consisted of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. The band, which was one of the first "super-groups", released their only album, Blind Faith, in August 1969...
(Escape 2010)