Instruments belonging to the world-famous blues guitarist Rory Gallagher have been brought back to life in his birthplace of Ballyshannon, Co Donegal.

While Lemmy may have carved out his status as a rock icon, no other guitarist came close to this fretboard master in his mind. Read more here.

Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler likes of a lot of guitarists, but to him there was one player so "tremendous" that he's one of the best of all time.

Here are a handful of songs that help fill in the backstory of what made these British-American rockers so compelling ...