“He was backstage in the Marquee cleaning off his guitar and said, ‘Look!’ The paint was starting to come away in chips – he was almost crying”: How Rory Gallagher's 1961 Strat got its now-iconic relic’d finish
Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Strat is as distinctive as its player, with its worn, battered, and bruised finish making it one of the most instantly recognizable…