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Mel Galley (March 8, 1948 – July 1, 2008) was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
 and a former member of the Hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 bands Whitesnake
Whitesnake

Whitesnake is an England hard rock band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale . The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple and by the mid eighties Whitesnake were writing in a melodic 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 a band featuring then future Trapeze members Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland .Glenn Hughes later sang for Deep Purple and Black Sabbath ....
 and Phenomena
Phenomena (band)

Phenomena is a Rock music project by founding producer Tom Galley . Phenomena's music has its roots in the classic hard rock genre and many of Phenomena's contributors have been members of bands such as Deep Purple, Queen or Trapeze ....
. He was born in Cannock
Cannock

Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. It sits to the south of Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is administered as part of the Cannock Chase district....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. 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.






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Mel Galley (March 8, 1948 – July 1, 2008) was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
 and a former member of the Hard rock
Hard rock

Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music....
 bands Whitesnake
Whitesnake

Whitesnake is an England hard rock band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale . The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple and by the mid eighties Whitesnake were writing in a melodic 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 a band featuring then future Trapeze members Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, and Dave Holland .Glenn Hughes later sang for Deep Purple and Black Sabbath ....
 and Phenomena
Phenomena (band)

Phenomena is a Rock music project by founding producer Tom Galley . Phenomena's music has its roots in the classic hard rock genre and many of Phenomena's contributors have been members of bands such as Deep Purple, Queen or Trapeze ....
. He was born in Cannock
Cannock

Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. It sits to the south of Cannock Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is administered as part of the Cannock Chase district....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. 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. His songwriting and guitar playing skills had a major impact on Tom Galley's and Wilfried F. Rimensberger's Phenomena success.

On February 7, 2008 Galley revealed that he was suffering from esophagus cancer
Esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is cancer 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.

Mel Galley's online interview by fans can be viewed by logging onto Glenn Hughe's fansite. A little known story about Mel Galley happened in a North American club where Trapeze performed before the James Gang and Joe Walsh was later booed.

Discography


With Finders Keepers

"Sadie, The Cleaning Lady" (single)

With Trapeze

  • Trapeze
    Trapeze (1970 album)

    Trapeze is the 1970 debut Rock and roll album by the Musical band Trapeze . The album was produced by John Lodge, of Moody Blues fame.The band released another album also named Trapeze in 1976; see Trapeze ....
  • Medusa
    Medusa (Trapeze album)

    Medusa is a 1970 album by the rock band Trapeze ....
  • You Are the Music...We're Just the Band
    You Are the Music...We're Just the Band

    You Are the Music...We're Just the Band is an album by the rock band Trapeze ....
  • The Final Swing
    The Final Swing

    The 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....
  • Hot Wire
    Hot Wire

    For the album of the same title released by the band Kix , see Hot Wire . For the article about starting cars without the keys, see Hotwiring....
  • Live At The Boat Club
    Live at the Boat Club

    Live 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 features 70 minutes of high energy classic rock and riffs including tracks from their four mid-70's albums Medusa, You Are The Music We're Just The Band, Hot Wire, and Trapeze....
  • Trapeze
    Trapeze (1976 album)

    Trapeze is the 1976 self-titled album by Trapeze . It is also the title of their 1970 debut album; see Trapeze ....
  • Hold On
    Hold 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....
     a.k.a. Running
    Running (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....
  • Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos
    Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos

    Live In Texas: Dead Armadillos is a 1981 live album by the band Trapeze ....
  • Welcome to the Real World
    Welcome 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....
  • High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze
    High Flyers: The Best of Trapeze

    High Flyers is a compilation album by the band Trapeze with the original line up of Galley, Holland, and Hughes....
  • Way Back to the Bone
    Way Back to the Bone

    Way 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....
  • On the Highwire
    On the Highwire

    On The Highwire is a live/studio compilation album by the 1970s English rock band Trapeze . Featuring songs spanning the bands entire history from 1970 - 1994.The CD has 9 Studio tracks and 14 Live tracks giving the biggest collection of song by Trapeze on one album, it was released in 2003....


With Glenn Hughes

  • Play Me Out
    Play Me Out

    Play Me Out is the first solo record by former Deep Purple and Trapeze bassist/ vocalist Glenn Hughes. It was first released in July 1977. The album marked a definite change in style to Hughes? hard rock albums with Deep Purple, moving into a funk and Soul music inspired direction....


With Whitesnake

  • Saints & Sinners
    Saints & Sinners (Whitesnake album)

    Saints & Sinners is the 1982 album by the British Rock music band Whitesnake. It is the sixth studio release from the band.Two of the tracks, "Crying in the Rain" and "Here I Go Again", were later revamped and re-recorded on their 1987 blockbuster album Whitesnake ....
  • Slide It In
    Slide It In

    Slide It In is the seventh studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, released in 1984. It was the first Whitesnake album to be released in the United States, but was remixed for the release there....


With Phenomena

  • Phenomena
  • Phenomena II "Dream Runner"
  • Phenomena III "Inner Vision"
  • Psychofantasy


With Cozy Powell

  • Octopuss
    Octopuss

    Octopuss is a solo album by drummer Cozy Powell, released in 1983....


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