Mel Galley
March 8, 1948 – July 1, 2008
Mel Galley is best remembered as a guitarist for David Coverdale’s Whitesnake. Galley joined the band in 1982, contributing to their most fruitful years. His guitar can be heard on such hits as “Here I Go Again” and “Crying In The Rain.” Galley later had to leave the group due to a bad arm injury made worse by a botched surgery. For a time, he likely could never play the guitar again, but was able to come back thanks to a device he had fitted over his hand. Prior to his stint with Whitesnake, Galley played alongside Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes in a band called Trapeze. Galley died of esophagus cancer at the age of 60.
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What You Should Own
Mel Gallay was together with his brother Tom and WF Rimensberger a founding member of PHENOMENA, the legendary multi-media rock concept group. Between 1985 and until his death he played on all 4 PHENOMENA releases including the number 1 chart hit “Did it all for Love”. PHENOMENA represents a major part of Mel Galley’s song writing and recording work.